by kapow | Aug 24, 2015 | Blog, Diverse Coasts
COASTAL LAKES Lake Illawarra – NSW South Coast I had reason this week to look once again at Schedule 1 of the NSW State Environmental Planning Policy 71 (SEPP 71). This Schedule lists a number of coastal lakes that are deemed to be ”sensitive coastal locations” under...
by kapow | Aug 17, 2015 | Blog, Government Policy, Miscellaneous
COASTAL URBAN DESIGN Recreational parks along beaches are a great way to open public access while maintain development set backs. Five principles for coastal settlement structure were used to describe elements of the public domain and the built form that reinforces...
by kapow | Aug 5, 2015 | Blog, Sediments
QUARTZ SAND Dunes and rugged sandstone coastline, Royal National Park (photo source: Megan Rowlatt) I was privileged this morning to give a talk on Sydney beaches to the Probus Club at Souths Juniors. I love talking to these groups of retired folk, makes me feel...
by kapow | Aug 2, 2015 | Blog, Legal, Miscellaneous
CLIMATE CHANGE LITIGATION Last week I attended three events that I found of interest to my work on coastal policy and science. The first was a workshop on East Coast Lows (ECLs) coordinated by the Office of Environment of Heritage in NSW. This brought together a range...
by kapow | Jul 21, 2015 | Authored Elsewhere, Latest News
Most of us think of it as a complimentary ingredient of any beach vacation. Yet those seemingly insignificant grains of silica surround our daily lives. Every house, skyscraper and glass building, every bridge, airport and sidewalk in our modern society depends on...