Changing land use patterns in the coastal zone : managing environmental quality in rapidly developing regions / G.S. Kleppel, M. Richard DeVoe, Mac V. Rawson, editors.
| Other author | Kleppel, G. S. (Gary S.) |
| Other author | DeVoe, M. Richard. |
| Other author | Rawson, Mac V. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Springer, ©2006. |
| Description | xxiv, 305 pages : illustrations, maps, charts ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Springer series on environmental management, 0172-6161 Springer series on environmental management. ^A111258 |
| Contents | Introduction. The effects of changing land use patterns on marine resources: setting a research agenda to facilitate management -- Trends in land use policy and development in the coastal southeast -- Predicting trajectories of urban growth in the coastal southeast -- Urban typology and estuarine biodiversity in rapidly developing coastal watersheds -- The relationship of hydrodynamics to morphology in tidal creek and salt marsh systems of South Carolina and Georgia -- The role of tidal wetlands in estuarine nutrient cycling -- Evaluating the potential importance of groundwater-derived carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus inputs to South Carolina and Georgia coastal ecosystems -- Oxygen, carbon dioxide, and estuarine condition -- Chemical contaminants entering estuaries in the South Atlantic Bight as a result of current and past land use -- Models of coastal stress: review and future challenges -- Alternatives to coliform bacteria as indicators of human impact on coastal ecosystems -- Afterword. Managing coastal urbanization and development in the twenty-first century: the need for a new paradigm. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2005931124 |
| ISBN | 038728432X (hd. bd.) |
| ISBN | 9780387284323 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | HT392 .C4 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |