By George A. Maul
ISBN-10: 0875902650
ISBN-13: 9780875902654
ISBN-10: 1118665236
ISBN-13: 9781118665237
About The Product
Published by means of the yank Geophysical Union as a part of the Coastal and Estuarine reviews Series.
Small tropical and subtropical islands are relatively attuned to the results of the encircling ocean and surroundings. often, those islands are densely populated and depend upon the ocean for sustenance and fiscal viability. sometimes too, person island international locations wouldn't have the assets to deal with matters in oceanography and marine meteorology which are imperative to their destiny health and wellbeing. United countries enterprises, govt and non-government enterprises, and universities are dimly conscious of their position to augment collaboration among typical scientists and source managers, rather for Small Island constructing States (SIDS). consequently, a gathering entitled "Small Island Oceanography in terms of Sustainable monetary improvement and comparable Coastal region administration" was once held in Martinique, French Antilles, November 8-10, 1993.
Content:
Chapter 1 Ocean technological know-how relating to Sustainable financial improvement and Coastal region administration of Small Islands (pages 1–17): George A. Maul
Chapter 2 Observations and Modeling of Mesoscale Ocean flow close to a Small Island (pages 18–35): Malcolm J. Bowman, David E. Dietrich and Charles A. Lin
Chapter three Descriptive actual Oceanography of the Caribbean Sea (pages 36–55): Artemio Gallegos
Chapter four Oceanic beneficial properties Influencing Small Island movement styles (pages 56–70): Roy A. Watlington and Maria C. Donoso
Chapter five Subtidal stream in Fort?De?France Bay (pages 71–82): Pascal Lazure, Jean Claude Salomon and Maruerite Breton
Chapter 6 Sea point, Tides, and Tsunamis (pages 83–119): George A. Maul, Malcolm D. Hendry and Paolo A. Pirazzoli
Chapter 7 useful elements of actual Oceanography for Small Island States (pages 120–131): Judith Wolf
Chapter eight layout Values of maximum Winds in Small Island States (pages 132–145): Calvin R. Gray
Chapter nine A Real?Time method for Forecasting storm typhoon Surges Over the French Antilles (pages 146–156): Pierre Daniel
Chapter 10 Geography of Small Tropical Islands (pages 157–187): Orman E. Granger
Chapter eleven Small Island Geology (pages 188–204): Georges Vernette
Chapter 12 The Geological Legacy of Small Islands on the Caribbean?Atlantic Boundary (pages 205–224): Malcolm D. Hendry
Chapter thirteen Geology and improvement amenities of Small Islands Belonging to the Atlantic Margin of Africa and Europe (pages 225–237): Andre Klingebiel and Georges Vernette
Chapter 14 seashore Erosion and Mitigation (pages 238–249): Guillermo Garcia Montero and Jose L. Juanes Marti
Chapter 15 Surficial Geology at the Insular Shelf of Martinique (French West Indies) (pages 250–265): Francoise Durand, Ckude Augris and Patrice Castaing
Chapter sixteen Littoral Ecological balance and monetary improvement in Small Island States (pages 266–283): Vance P. Vicente
Chapter 17 Microbial Water caliber on a Caribbean Island (Martinique) (pages 284–297): Monique Pommepuy, Annick Derrien, Francoise Le Guyader, Dominique Menard, Marie?Paule Caprais, Eric Dubois, Elizabeth Dupray and Michele Gourmelon
Chapter 18 Fisheries of Small Island States and Their Oceanographic examine and data wishes (pages 298–322): Robin Mahon
Chapter 19 in the direction of built-in Coastal sector administration in Small Island States (pages 323–328): Gillian Cambers
Chapter 20 Water offer and Sewerage in a Small Island surroundings (pages 329–340): Richard V. Cant
Chapter 21 Coastal and Marine Environments of Pacific Islands (pages 341–365): Paul F. Holthus
Chapter 22 Coastal administration, Oceanography, and Sustainability of Small Island constructing States (pages 366–384): Paul H. Templet
Chapter 23 Sustainable improvement and Small Island States of the Caribbean (pages 385–419): Erik Blommestein, Barbara Boland, Trevor Harker, Swinburne Lestrade and Judith Towle
Chapter 24 Socio?Economic Databases within the Caribbean (pages 420–436): Lancelot A. Busby
Chapter 25 Numerical Modeling of Small Island Socio?Economics to accomplish Sustainable improvement (pages 437–463): man Engelen, Roger White, Inge Uljee and Serge Wargnies
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