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Coastal areas can provide valuable economic and environmental opportunities resulting in increasing numbers of people wanting to live near the coastal This trend has become more dynamic in recent years because of the increase in global trade the development of the tourist industry and the increasing individual demand for coastal lifestyles. Mark N. Mauriello. Director of Environmental Affairs and Planning . Edgewood Properties. FACTS. RELATIVE SEA LEVEL IS RISING (MORE THAN ONE FOOT OVER THE PAST CENTURY). SEDIMENT SUPPLIES ARE DIMINISHING. coastal and arid environments. KGA171 The Global Geography of Change. Presented by Associate Professor Elaine Stratford. Semester 1. Vulnerability. L . vulnerare. – to wound; capable of being wounded; open to attack or damage; assailable. With over four billion people living in coastal areas and the numbers growing rapidly each year, the need to understand and manage these areas is critical. Coastal areas are one of the most dynamic environments on the earth and area being constantly re-shaped by both natural processes and human development. They have both economic and environmental value – and it is these conflicting demands that bring about the need for long-term, sustainable management strategies.. Tsunamis. Homework Questions. Would you live in an area at risk for tsunamis? If so, where?. What level of risk from tsunamis is acceptable to you? (How would you know if the risk was assessed accurately?). Environmental Disaster Events and Changes in Economic Diversity . Jason Chun Yu Wong. University of Maryland. Environmental Science and Policy – Environmental Economics. Resilient Coastal Communities and Economies. Generation of Mangrove Maps. Training Course on. ‘Marine GIS. for Operational Oceanography’. January 18-22, 2016. International Training Centre for operational Oceanography(ITCO). , . INCOIS, Hyderabad, India. Entry . Into Climate . Change Adaption . Surfrider’s 30 years of coastal . preservation . advocacy applies directly to climate change.. Limit impacts . to . ecosystems, public . access & recreation. The Urban Environment. The Coastal Environment. The Urban Environment. Key terms. Urbanisation: . The process of urban growth – (a city is deemed urbanised when 50% or more of the country’s population is living in urban areas.. Economic Terms. Economic products: goods and services that are relatively scarce, and transferable to others.. Good: A specific item that you buy. . Service: Work performed for someone. Consumer: a person who uses goods and services to satisfy wants and needs.. areas . Third . National Communication . results. Eglantina. . Demiraj Bruci . , . Prof. dr. . V&A Technical Coordinator. Climate Change Programme, UNDP. Western Balkans Climate Resilience Workshop. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/Pacific_Culture_Areas.jpg 80100120 Melanesia Micronesia Polynesia % FISHERWOMEN'S CONTRIBUTION TO TOTAL ANNUAL SUBSISTENCE AND ANNUAL CATCH contribu Marcia Berman Karinna Nunez Virginia Institute of Marine Science Jason F. Bulluck Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation Division of Natural Heritage Q. What is VEVA? Q. What is VEVA? at types of projects require CAMA development permits, the development regulations you will have to follow, and how following those rules helps protect the natural resources that draw people to North WHAT IS COASTAL EROSION? Coastal erosion is the endless reshaping of shorelines by waves, currents, tides, storms, ice, rain and groundwater seepage. Human activities, like construction, dredging, CO