The Water's Edge: Critical Problems of the Coastal Zone

by Bostwick H. Ketchum (Editor)

Overview

A summary of the findings of a 1972 workshop convened to study problems of coastal ecosystems.

This volume summarizes the conclusions and recommendations of The Workshop on Critical Problems of the Coastal Zone, held 22 May - 3 June, 1972, in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. The workshop was cosponsored by The Institute of Ecology and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and brought together specialists from a wide variety of disciplines, including biology, chemistry, ecology, law, economics, engineering, oceanography, and sociology.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780262610162
Publisher:	MIT Press
Publication date:	11/15/1972
Series:	The MIT Press
Pages:	414
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

Table of Contents

Preface p.xi
I A Summary of Results and Conclusions
1 A Summary of Results and Conclusions p.3
II Constraints on Man's Activities
2 Living Resources p.37
3 Nonrenewable Resources p.63
4 Recreation and Aesthetics p.84
5 Urbanization and Industrial Development p.103
6 Transportation and Coastline Modifications p.125
7 Contamination and Coastal Pollution through Waste Disposal Practices p.146
III Management of Coastal Resources
8 Strategies and Research Needs for Coastal Zone Management p.189
9 Allocating Coastal Resources: Trade-off and Rationing Processes p.212
10 Structure of Management and Planning p.246
11 Legal Aspects of the Coastal Zone p.305
12 A Systems View of Coastal Zone Management p.346
General Bibliography p.365
Author Index p.369
Subject Index p.372