Sustainable Coastal Management and Climate Adaptation

Global Lessons from Regional Approaches in Australia

Richard Kenchington, Laura Stocker, David Wood, Richard Kenchington, Laura Stocker, David Wood

• Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
• Year: 2012
• Print ISBN: 9780643100275
• eBook ISBN: 9780643104044
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Urban Planning & Landscaping
• Index: Biological Sciences

Australians are famous for our love of the coast, although in many places this 'love' has caused serious and often irreversible impacts. The sustainable management of our society's many uses of the coast is complex and challenging. While a wealth of knowledge exists about the coast, this is not always brought to bear on decision-making. Coastal management to date has had limited success, and in some cases interventions have made problems worse.

Australia's coast has been shaped by severe events such as cyclones and floods, with climate change now increasing the number and intensity of these hazards. In addition, our coastal populations are growing, and with them our social, environmental and economic vulnerability to such hazards.

This book explores the evolution of coastal management, and provides critical insights into contemporary experience and understanding of coastal management in Australia. It draws on contemporary theory and lessons from case examples to highlight the roles of research and community engagement in coastal management. The book concludes with a chapter of recommendations which can help guide coastal management and research around the world.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• List of contributors
• 1 Introduction to Australian coasts and human influences
• 2 Sustainable coastal management?
• 3 International approaches to sustainable coastal management and climate change
• 4 Evolution of sustainable coastal management and coastal adaptation to climate change
• 5 Adaptive management of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
• Colour plates
• 6 Improving science uptake in coastal zone management: principles for science engagement and their application in south-eastern Tasmania
• 7 Adaptive learning and coastal management in South-east Queensland, Australia
• 8 Participatory tourism planning at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia
• 9 Lessons from regional approaches to coastal management in Australia: a synthesis
• Index