by kapow | Jan 11, 2021 | Blog, International
US COASTAL MANAGEMENT UNDER TRUMP The election of Joe Biden as President will surely bring changes to ways of managing environmental issues at various scales in the USA. This has already been foreshadowed with the nominations for cabinet positions, including the role...
by kapow | Jan 4, 2021 | Blog, Government Policy
Many have used the term “unprecedented” to define 2020. Very few will lament its passing. Much has been written of its fires, Covid 19, political actions (or inactions), injustices and different ways of conducting business. Yes, it was exceptional and for those of us...
by kapow | Dec 23, 2020 | Blog, Government Policy
EPBC ACT CHANGES –WILL THEY BE WORTH THE EFFORT? Legislation before the Senate provides an opportunity to address declining environmental conditions in Australia. However, the emphasis has been on streamlining the approvals process and devolving federal powers to the...
by kapow | Dec 14, 2020 | Authored Elsewhere, Latest News
Coastal learning summary – Western Australia 2020 From one of our regular contributors, Matt Eliot This series of 1-page posts has been progressively developed to summarise various aspects of coastal engineering and management relevant to Western Australia. Each...
by kapow | Dec 14, 2020 | Blog, Contributor
TWO JIMS—BOWLER AND COLEMAN One of the pleasures of a professional life is to work with colleagues who contribute so much to Quaternary geology, geomorphology, and sedimentology. Two such colleagues are James Maurice Bowler and James Malcolm Coleman. Both have...