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Coastal zones : management, assessment and current challenges / Gina Moran, editor.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Coastal and oceanic landforms, development and managementPublisher: New York : Novinka, [2016]Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781634856225
  • 1634856228
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Coastal zonesDDC classification:
  • 333.91/7 23
LOC classification:
  • HT391
Online resources:
Contents:
COASTAL ZONES: MANAGEMENT, ASSESSMENT AND CURRENT CHALLENGES; COASTAL ZONES MANAGEMENT, ASSESSMENT AND CURRENT CHALLENGES; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: TOWARDS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INTEGRATED COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT IN THE MEDITERRANEAN; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 1.1. CAMP Italy Project; 1.2. Objectives; 1.3. The Three Regions; 2. METHODOLOGY OF THE CAMP ITALY PROJECT; 3. RESULTS; 3.1. Coordination and Dissemination of the Results; 3.2. Capacity Building; 3.3. Data Collection and Management.
3.4. Institutional Coordination and Public Participation3.5. Communication; CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 2: ASSESSMENT OF COASTAL WETLANDS IN LEBANON; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; General Overview; Wetlands of Lebanon; Objectives; STUDY AREAS; Geographic Setting; Ras Ech-Chekkaa Cliffs Site; Tyre Beach Site; Climate; Geomorphology; Geomorphology of Ras Ech-Chekkaa Cliffs; Geomorphology of Tyre Beach; Geology; Geology of Ras Ech-Chekkaa Cliffs; Geology of Tyre Beach; TOOLS FOR ANALYSIS; Climatic Data; Hydrologic Data; Satellite Images and Softwares; Thematic Maps; Field Survey.
METHODS FOR ANALYSISClimatic Data Analysis; Hydrologic Data Analysis; Groundwater Investigation; Hydro-Stratigraphy; Hydro-Structure; Soil Classification; Ecosystem Analysis; Land Cover Map and Its Classification; RESULTS; Climatic Trends; Rainfall Trends in Ras Ech-Chekkaa; Rainfall Trends in Tyre Beach; Temperature Trends in Ras Ech-Chekkaa; Temperature Trends in Tyre Beach; Water Resources; Resources in Ras Ech-Chekkaa Site; Changing Water Volume in Tyre Beach Site; Hydrogeology; Hydrogeology of Ras Ech-Chekkaa Cliffs Region; Hydro-Stratigraphy; Hydro-Structures; Hydrologic Characteristics.
Groundwater Recharge and Flow MechanismHydrogeology of Tyre Beach Region; Hydro-Stratigraphy; Hydro-Structures; Hydrologic Characteristics; Groundwater Recharge and Flow Mechanism; Soil Characteristics; Ecosystem; Ecosystem of Ras Ech-Chekkaa; Conservation Status and Recognition; Ecological Evaluation; Flora Description; Fauna Description; Migratory Birds; Ecosystem of Tyre Beach; Conservation Status and Recognition; Ecological Evaluation; Flora Description; Fauna Description; Migratory Birds; Land Cover Map; Land Cover of Ras Ech-Chekkaa; Major Terrain Components.
Changing Land Cover (2005-2014)Land Cover of Tyre Beach; Major Terrain Components; Changing Land Cover (2005-2014); CONCLUSION; Wetland Criteria; Physical and Anthropogenic Stresses on Ras Ech-Chekkaa Site; Physical and Anthropogenic Stresses on Tyre Beach Site; Proposed Recommendations; Individual Level; Institutional Level; Legal Level; REFERENCES; Chapter 3: EXPANSIONISM MARITIME BORDERS: BRIEF CONSIDERATIONS ON OCEAN GEOPOLITICS THROUGH THE ORIGINS OF ARTICLE 76 OF THE UNCLOS; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; THE BEGINNINGS OF A GLOBAL OCEAN MANAGEMENT.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

COASTAL ZONES: MANAGEMENT, ASSESSMENT AND CURRENT CHALLENGES; COASTAL ZONES MANAGEMENT, ASSESSMENT AND CURRENT CHALLENGES; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: TOWARDS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INTEGRATED COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT IN THE MEDITERRANEAN; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 1.1. CAMP Italy Project; 1.2. Objectives; 1.3. The Three Regions; 2. METHODOLOGY OF THE CAMP ITALY PROJECT; 3. RESULTS; 3.1. Coordination and Dissemination of the Results; 3.2. Capacity Building; 3.3. Data Collection and Management.

3.4. Institutional Coordination and Public Participation3.5. Communication; CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 2: ASSESSMENT OF COASTAL WETLANDS IN LEBANON; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; General Overview; Wetlands of Lebanon; Objectives; STUDY AREAS; Geographic Setting; Ras Ech-Chekkaa Cliffs Site; Tyre Beach Site; Climate; Geomorphology; Geomorphology of Ras Ech-Chekkaa Cliffs; Geomorphology of Tyre Beach; Geology; Geology of Ras Ech-Chekkaa Cliffs; Geology of Tyre Beach; TOOLS FOR ANALYSIS; Climatic Data; Hydrologic Data; Satellite Images and Softwares; Thematic Maps; Field Survey.

METHODS FOR ANALYSISClimatic Data Analysis; Hydrologic Data Analysis; Groundwater Investigation; Hydro-Stratigraphy; Hydro-Structure; Soil Classification; Ecosystem Analysis; Land Cover Map and Its Classification; RESULTS; Climatic Trends; Rainfall Trends in Ras Ech-Chekkaa; Rainfall Trends in Tyre Beach; Temperature Trends in Ras Ech-Chekkaa; Temperature Trends in Tyre Beach; Water Resources; Resources in Ras Ech-Chekkaa Site; Changing Water Volume in Tyre Beach Site; Hydrogeology; Hydrogeology of Ras Ech-Chekkaa Cliffs Region; Hydro-Stratigraphy; Hydro-Structures; Hydrologic Characteristics.

Groundwater Recharge and Flow MechanismHydrogeology of Tyre Beach Region; Hydro-Stratigraphy; Hydro-Structures; Hydrologic Characteristics; Groundwater Recharge and Flow Mechanism; Soil Characteristics; Ecosystem; Ecosystem of Ras Ech-Chekkaa; Conservation Status and Recognition; Ecological Evaluation; Flora Description; Fauna Description; Migratory Birds; Ecosystem of Tyre Beach; Conservation Status and Recognition; Ecological Evaluation; Flora Description; Fauna Description; Migratory Birds; Land Cover Map; Land Cover of Ras Ech-Chekkaa; Major Terrain Components.

Changing Land Cover (2005-2014)Land Cover of Tyre Beach; Major Terrain Components; Changing Land Cover (2005-2014); CONCLUSION; Wetland Criteria; Physical and Anthropogenic Stresses on Ras Ech-Chekkaa Site; Physical and Anthropogenic Stresses on Tyre Beach Site; Proposed Recommendations; Individual Level; Institutional Level; Legal Level; REFERENCES; Chapter 3: EXPANSIONISM MARITIME BORDERS: BRIEF CONSIDERATIONS ON OCEAN GEOPOLITICS THROUGH THE ORIGINS OF ARTICLE 76 OF THE UNCLOS; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; THE BEGINNINGS OF A GLOBAL OCEAN MANAGEMENT.

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