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Changing Land Use Patterns in the Coastal Zone Managing Environmental Quality in Rapidly Developing Regions

Coastal ecosystems make up some of the most important, yet most endangered, regions in the world. The protection of the unique processes that take place in these ecosystems requires that partnerships be formed among ecologists, resource managers, and planners. Experienced in the challenges of coasta...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Kleppel, G. S. (Editor), DeVoe, M. Richard (Editor), Rawson, Mac V. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer New York 2006, 2006
Edition:1st ed. 2006
Series:Springer Series on Environmental Management
Subjects:
Environmental Chemistry
Water
Human Geography
Applied Ecology
Environmental Management
Pollution
Hydrology
Online Access:
Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction—The Effects of Changing Land Use Patterns on Marine Resources: Setting a Research Agenda to Facilitate Management
  • Introduction—The Effects of Changing Land Use Patterns on Marine Resources: Setting a Research Agenda to Facilitate Management
  • Trends in Coastal Population Growth—Policies and Predictions
  • Trends in Land Use Policy and Development in the Coastal Southeast
  • Predicting Trajectories of Urban Growth in the Coastal Southeast
  • Urban Typology and Estuarine Biodiversity in Rapidly Developing Coastal Watersheds
  • Coastal Hydrology and Geochemistry
  • The Relationship of Hydrodynamics to Morphology in Tidal Creek and Salt Marsh Systems of South Carolina and Georgia
  • The Role of Tidal Wetlands in Estuarine Nutrient Cycling
  • Evaluating the Potential Importance of Groundwater-Derived Carbon, Nitrogen, and Phosphorus Inputs to South Carolina and Georgia Coastal Ecosystems
  • Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide, and Estuarine Condition
  • Contaminants and Their Effects
  • Chemical Contaminants Entering Estuaries in the South Atlantic Bight as a Result of Current and Past Land Use
  • Models of Coastal Stress: Review and Future Challenges
  • Alternatives to Coliform Bacteria as Indicators of Human Impact on Coastal Ecosystems
  • Afterword—Managing Coastal Urbanization and Development in the Twenty-First Century: The Need for a New Paradigm
  • Afterword—Managing Coastal Urbanization and Development in the Twenty-First Century: The Need for a New Paradigm

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