Coastal Zone Management Imperative for Maritime Developing Nations

Anthropogenic transformation of the coastal zone continues at a steady pace, especially in the developing maritime countries, where coastal resources are often crucial to national economies. However, exploitation of these resources is often indiscriminate, ill planned, or carried out without adequate scientific knowledge. This leads to rapid resource depletion, and often irreversible environmental degradation. The 1992 Rio de Janeiro UN Conference...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 079234765X
• ISBN13: 9780792347651
• Release Date: November 1997
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 394 Pages
• Weight: 1.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"