by kapow | Oct 5, 2016 | Blog, International
COASTAL CULTURAL MODELS – ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE The ecological health of beaches is important for wildlife too (pc: abc.net.au) If there is one perspective that can stir debate it is that generated by those who seek to impose an ecological perspective on others. This...
by kapow | Oct 5, 2016 | Blog, International
COASTAL CULTURAL MODELS – LANDSCAPE PERSPECTIVE “NOT ON OUR WATCH”: Port Macquarie-Hastings Council director Matt Rogers, right. (pc: www.camdencourier.com.au) Both Thompson (2007) and Stocker and Kennedy (2009) in their respective papers in the journal Coastal...
by kapow | Oct 5, 2016 | Blog, International
COASTAL CULTURAL MODELS – OMMODITY PERSPECTIVE The conflicts of commodifying the coast (pc: cherylricker.com) Robert Thompson in his 2007 paper in the journal Coastal Management (v.35, 211-237) states quite bluntly that the community model has no place in the...
by kapow | Sep 20, 2016 | Authored Elsewhere, Blog, Miscellaneous
The Peron Naturaliste Partnership Update The Peron Naturaliste Partnership was successful in gaining the Department of Transport Coastal Adaptation and Protection program funding to assist with the Regional Coastal Monitoring Project. The Shire of Harvey also received...
by kapow | Sep 20, 2016 | Authored Elsewhere, Latest News
New stats: 4WD contradiction on K’Gari We have known for a long time that 4WDs on beaches cause many impacts. A team of researchers from the Sunshine Coast University have recently published new research on the extent of the impact on shorebirds and other wildlife,...