Title:
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RESTORING AND PROTECTING MARINE HABITAT
THE ROLE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY |
By: |
Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, Marine Board |
Format: |
Paperback |
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£27.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
0309048435 |
ISBN 13: |
9780309048439 |
Publisher: |
NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS |
Pub. date: |
1 January, 1994 |
Pages: |
212 |
Description: |
Offers an assessment of how scientific knowledge and coastal engineering capabilities can be more effectively used to protect and restore marine habitat. This book addresses various uses of technology to protect natural marine habitats, to restore those that have been altered, and to create marine habitat from lands used for other purposes. |
Synopsis: |
Tremendous changes have occurred this century in the nation's coastal habitats, in the way society views them, and in the way they are managed. This volume offers a complete, highly readable assessment of how scientific knowledge and coastal engineering capabilities can be more effectively used to protect and restore marine habitat. It addresses traditional and innovative uses of technology to protect remaining natural marine habitats, to enhance or restore those that have been altered, and to create marine habitat from lands used for other purposes. The use of dredged materials as a vital resource in protection and restoration work is explored. The book also explores organizational, management, and regulatory barriers to using the best available technology and engineering practice. Specific options for improvements are offered in each area. |
Publication: |
US |
Imprint: |
National Academies Press |
Returns: |
Non-returnable |