... and biological diversity. (4) Socio‐cultural aspects – governance should struggle for cultural recognition of fishing communities through a commitment for sustainable exploitation practices. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Spain Portugal Coastal regions Disasters Citizenship...

... some of the most important processes that drive recruitment variability in marine fish, and how this information can be used for establishing sustainable ecosystem management programmes. Fisheries Coastal regions Seas Rivers Estuaries Nursery areas Recruitment variability Sustainable...

... Portugal Brazil Coastal regions Economic development Lagoon of Aveiro Sepetiba Bay Anthropic actions Sustainability Due to their extension at a planetary level, to the fast evolution they are subjected to (by natural and anthropic elements), as well as to their huge attractiveness...

...Shital V. Lodhia Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the risk due to climate induced disasters in coastal regions. Coastal areas, being economically attractive and ecologically fragile, need altogether different development approaches. The paper also explores the applicability...

... predicted by researchers. Design/methodology/approach – This paper is an outcome of a thorough study of Bogi village in the southwestern coastal region of Bangladesh. Several factors like demographic condition, natural disasters, land loss and changes in land use pattern, have been taken...

... Sustainable development Tourism development Environmental management Coastal regions Egypt To fully capture the essence of sustainable development, urban decision‐makers need comprehensive predictive and prescriptive methods and tools that promote rational decisions about the environment...

... that the Mediterranean landscapes of California are anything but calm, stable ecosystems. Instead, “high‐intensity, low‐frequency events (‘disasters’) are the ordinary agents of landscape and ecological change” (Davis, 1998). The coastal regions of California sit on the boundary between two tectonic plates, the great...

... and villages along the coast. Amani Ishemo can be contacted at: aishemo@utech.edu.jm or amishemo22@yahoo.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Risk assessment Coastal regions Urban areas Poverty Jamaica The consequence of building closer to the Hope Rivers bank...

... institutional efficiencies, knowledge creation and a focus on action strategies. Originality/value The study articulates the ecological consequences of coastal urbanization and the urgent challenge of reducing lags in management response times globally. Urban areas Ecology Coastal regions...

... to coastal processes. Approximately 6 per cent of addresses in Australia are located within 3 kilometres of the coastline, less than 5 metres above sea level (Chen and McAneny, 2006). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Climatology Global warming Coastal regions Australia...

... Census data, the global DIVA coastal database, and IPCC projections. Findings The results show urban areas facing elevated levels of exposure because of residents' low understanding of climatic risks. Coastal managers may actually increase long‐term exposure by attempting to protect coastal regions...

... “put the spotlight” on this phenomenon, trying to identify its causes and to extend the share of responsibility in planning effective remedial techniques. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 a_b=wave breaking angle (°) Greece Coastal regions Sedimentation...

... features of the seafront: Cost benefit analysis Coastal regions Floods United Kingdom The basic idea behind CBA is that better decisions could be taken if all costs and benefits (economic and environmental) involved in a project were identified, measured and weighed up (Turner et al...

... environmental efficiency, territorial balance, and sustained development, all of which are conducive to improved water planning and management. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Water Development Land Plans Coastal regions Spain Research on relations between water and territory can...

... on the Portuguese coast is still a possibility, needing further investigation, due to the high energetic wave levels observed. Some of the main difficulties on its application will also be described. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Environmental management Coastal regions Portugal Much...