This book assesses the dimensions of our scientific knowledge as it applies to environmental problems in the coastal zone. The volume contains 10 papers that cover different aspects of science, management, and public policy concerning the coastal zone. A consensus is presented on several key issues confronting science for developing a more holistic approach in managing this region's intense human activities and important natural resources.
Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council
1 Front Matter; 2 1 Overview; 3 2 A Synopsis of Coastal Meteorology: A Review of the State of the Science..; 4 3 Modeling Transport Processes in the Coastal Ocean by Alan F. Blumberg..; 5 4 Coastal Geomorphology by Stephen P. Leatherman, A. Todd Davison..; 6 5 Rivers and Estuaries: A Hudson Perspective by Richard F. Bopp..; 7 6 Types of Coastal Zones: Similarities and Differences by Douglas L.Inman; 8 7 Landscapes and the Coastal Zone by R. Eugene Turner; 9 8 Coastal Wetlands: Multiple Management Problems in Southern California..; 10 9 Coastal Pollution and Waste Management by Jerry R. Schubel; 11 10 Coastal Management and Policy by William M. Eichbaum; 12 11 Research and Development Funding for Coastal Science and Management..; 13 Appendix A Biographical Sketches of Principal Authors; 14 Appendix B List of Attendees
National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Life Sciences, Committee on Metagenomics: Challenges and Functional Applications
National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Institute of Medicine, and Families Board on Children, Youth, Steve Olson
National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Commission on Life Sciences, Board on Toxicology and Environmental Health Hazards, Safe Drinking Water Committee
National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, and Statistical Sciences Committee on AIDS Research and the Behavioral, Social, Lincoln E. Moses, Heather G. Miller, Charles F. Turner
National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, and Applications Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, Committee to Provide Interim Oversight of the DOE Nuclear Weapons Complex
National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Environment and Resources Commission on Geosciences, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, and Resources Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Research Committee on Meteorological Analysis, Prediction, Panel on Coastal Meteorology
National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Environment and Resources Commission on Geosciences, and Resources Commission on Geosciences, Environment