After Action Report 1983 California Coastal Storms
The winter of 1982-1983 saw some dramatic changes in the worldwide weather patterns that have been attributed to the anomaly known as El Nino. During that winter California was attacked...
The Analysis of the Environmental Impact
Oil serves mankind. Winning such a valuable and necessary energy resource demands for stringent rules. It is not the oil which threatens the environment on earth, but the negligence of...
Oil Spill Detection by NOAA/AVHRR on Persian Gulf
An area of oil spills on the Persian Gulf was detected by the thermal-infrared channels of Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) on NOAA-7. AVHRR gives the temperatures of the...
Oil Spill Risk Assessment for Marine Vessels
An oil spill risk assessment study should show the estimated relationship between the magnitude of an adverse environmental impact and the probability of equaling or exceeding that impact....
Report: Persian Gulf Conference, May, '84
The First International Conference on the Impact of Oil Spill in the Persian Gulf was held at the University of Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran (I. R. I. ), from 20 May to 27 May, 1984....
What's Going on with Federal Consistency?
The Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (the CZMA, Pub. Law 92-583, as amended) establishes a national program to promote the wise use and protection of coastal land and water resources....
Consistency Appeals?Recent Developments
The Coastal Zone Management Act authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to override a state consistency objection to a federal license or permit activity affecting land or water uses in the...
Formation of a Caribbean Coastal Management Unit
Rational management of Caribbean coastal areas is hindered by the poor state of knowledge of coastal ecosystems and by shortage of manpower with expertise in coastal management. To address...
Issues and Problems of Coastal Management in Italy
The paper aims to outline present situation and possible future developments especially concentrating on management of beaches and water fronts. Population density had been for many centuries...
Prior Planning for Post-Hurricane Reconstruction
Planning for hurricane emergencies has focused upon the period immediately before and after the storm's arrival, emphasizing evacuation and disaster relief. Mitigation of...
Survival of Ocean Life: The Critical Balance
Several major problem areas in ocean management are in need of immediate and stringent address. Excessive erosion and sedimentation, stems from man's inadequacies in land...
An Ecological PlanningApproach to the Development of Local Critical Area Plans
The findings of the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP), a five year Environmental Protection Agency research effort, depict a complex estuarine ecosystem in decline. Forty separate research...
Achieving a Truly Accessible Urban Waterfront
In some states or regions public access to the shoreline can be mandated through a Commission created by Legislation, as in the San Francisco Bay. This situation, however, is not the norm....
Regional Waterfront Planning Without a Superagency: Can Existing Agencies Fill the Gap?
As far back as 1966, the Regional Plan Association saw the potential for mixed use development of underutilized and vacant land along New Jersey's Hudson River Waterfront....
Analysis of Odors from Polluted Bay Ecosystems
Facility effluents, runoff, sewage and manmade constituents entering bays and streams can provide a source of nutrients which can support the growth of odor producing benthic or planktonic...
A Baltimore Harbor Enhancement Plan
The state enacted wetlands legislation in the early 1970's to require permits for the filling of tidal wetlands. In addition, federal regulations implemented through the Corps...
Sand Rights A Legal System to Protect The Shores of the Beach
The legal system of water rights in California is highly developed. So far, however, it has failed to recognize in any comprehensive fashion the importance of the sand which is transported...
Attitudes of Decision Makers in the Great Lake States Regarding Large-Scale Diversions
The issue of diversion has motivated leaders in the Great Lake states to hold conferences, sign resolutions, and create a task force to discuss the ways in which the region can prohibit...
Examples of Sediment Distribution in the Italian Adriatic Coast. A Comparison Between the Shepard and the Nota Textural Classifications
Four sectors of the western Adriatic coast, each with a different feature, represent the test areas to evidence the differences between the two textural classifications of sediments by...
Alaska Wetlands: An Opportunity for Protection
Alaska has retained the majority of wetlands as intact functioning ecosystems. These areas encompass 57% of the land area of the state or, about 223 million acres. Wetland types vary from...
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