LEGACY ISSUES AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT

LEGACY ISSUES AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT

LEGACY ISSUES AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT Coastal managers frequently find themselves in a quandary. Actions taken in the past, sometimes legally sometimes not, have left behind legacies which today are noted for adverse effects. In a world of increased population growth...

TYPHOONS AND HAINAN ISLAND, CHINA

TYPHOONS AND HAINAN ISLAND, CHINA Australian scientists based at ANU in 1975 made contact with Chinese colleagues at Academica Sinica. There was a mutual interest in Quaternary geology, human prehistory, and environmental change.  I was at ANU at the time and took...
ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES REMAIN THREATENED

ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES REMAIN THREATENED

ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES REMAIN THREATENED Environmental legislation now before federal parliament offers an opportunity to go beyond that of removing “green tape”. Devolution to the states of federal responsibilities without an independent regulator and funding support...