Asia-Pacific Coasts and Their Management: States of Environment

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    Asia-Pacific Coasts and Their Management: States of Environment Editor: Nobuo Mimura Format: Paperback / softback First Published: Published By: Springer
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    Pages: 367 Illustrations and other contents: XVI, 367 p. Language: English ISBN: 9789400789111 Categories: , , , ,

    The Asia and Pacific region is home to the world’s largest concentration of coral reefs and mangroves. It accommodates two-thirds of the world’s human population and its economic activities have the highest growth rate in the world. This book gives an overview of the state-of-the-art understanding on the drivers, state, and responses to the coastal environmental changes in the Asia and Pacific region. It provides important perspectives on the subject for researchers.

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    From the reviews: "The book deals with environmental problems and provides perspective on conservation and sustainable development. Regional conditions are highlighted. An excellent book." (A. A. Dordrecht, Built Environment, Issue 22, January-December, 2008)

    Author Biography

    Editor is member of: - American Society of Civil Engineers - Coastal Education and Research Foundation - Japanese Society of Civil Engineers - Japanese Association for Coastal Studies - Japanese Geomorphologic Union Editor is active (board) member of: - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - International EMECS Center - Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research - Mitigation and Adaptation Strategy for Global Change - Global Environmental Change - Journal of Coastal Change - Journal of Global Environmental Engineering