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...
by kapow | Jul 20, 2015 | Blog, Contributor
WAR VETERANS AS COASTAL MENTORS Harley Jesse Walker, better known as Jess, an Emeritus Professor of Geography at Louisiana State University. This week I learnt of the death of Harley Jesse Walker, better known as Jess, an Emeritus Professor of Geography at Louisiana...
by kapow | Jul 20, 2015 | Blog, Government Policy
INTEGRATED OR DISINTEGRATED COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT? A lack of leadership and failed responses over many years has resulted in mis-management at Old Bar in NSW Many have written about the relevance of ICZM to good coastal management both in Australia and overseas. Our...
by kapow | Jul 5, 2015 | Blog, Government Policy
ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTS In 2008 the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists released a report entitled Accounting for Nature. At the time we never dreamed of where our ideas would take. With the support of the Purves Environmental Fund and The Ian Potter Foundation, we...
by kapow | Jun 23, 2015 | Blog, Diverse Coasts
LAKE SHORELINES: Lake George Lake George (photo source: The Silent Theory) I have just driven back from Canberra. This drive makes me wonder about the geology and geomorphology of Lake George. One really appreciates its majesty as you descend the scarp from the south...