Need for federal intervention in Australian coastal management
Need for federal intervention in Australian coastal management My interest in a direct and sustained …
National and NSW Coastal Conference 2023
National and NSW Coastal Conference 2023 It has been a huge privilege and pleasure to regularly meet …
NSW COASTAL FLOODPLAIN PRIORITISATION STUDIES
NSW COASTAL FLOODPLAIN PRIORITISATION STUDIES In September it was very pleasing to hear that studies …
Curse of Cumulative Impacts
Curse of Cumulative Impacts There are many actions taken by individuals, corporations, and …
Sydney Shelf Sand Bodies: from Discovery to Metromix
Sydney Shelf Sand Bodies: from Discovery to Metromix In 1984 a paper appeared in an international …
Coastal Poetry from Sydney’s East
Coastal Poetry from Sydney’s East Recently Irene and I attended a poetry reading at the Waverley …
Heavy Mineral Sand Mining in Eastern Australia
Heavy Mineral Sand Mining in Eastern Australia In a previous blog I have commented on mechanisms for …
Coast to Coast: Adelaide to Darwin
Coast to Coast: Adelaide to Darwin Irene and I have just completed a trip across the heart of …
Coastal Sand Mining – Background
Coastal Sand Mining – Background Southeastern Australia has been endowed (some would say …
Vale: Eric Bird—International Coastal Geomorphologist
Vale: Eric Bird—International Coastal Geomorphologist I am departing from my planned sequence of …
Mining and the Coast
Mining and the Coast Coastal landscapes in many parts of the world have been transformed, or in …
Loss of Towns and Villages to the Sea
Loss of Towns and Villages to the Sea Coastal policy discussion around adaptation to climate change …
Mangroves from a Geomorphologist Perspective
Mangroves from a Geomorphologist Perspective Before arriving in Baton Rouge to commence graduate …
Complex Disasters: Compounding, Cascading and Protracted
Complex Disasters: Compounding, Cascading and Protracted I recently received a copy of a book edited …
Coasts and Climate Change – Don Wright’s Perspective
Coasts and Climate Change – Don Wright’s Perspective Many Australian coastal colleagues …
Federal Coastal Legislation – Public Trust Principles
Federal Coastal Legislation – Public Trust Principles In two recent blogs (Nos 227 and …
Public Trust Doctrine Part 1: Tribute to Jim Titus
Public Trust Doctrine Part 1: Tribute to Jim Titus Last week I received an email from Jim Titus …
Coastal Adaptation in Aotearoa New Zealand
Coastal Adaptation In Aotearoa New Zealand Late last year I received a package from the former …
US Coastal Barrier Resources Act: Model for Strategic Federal Intervention?
US Coastal Barrier Resources Act: Model for Strategic Federal Intervention? Many will be aware of my …
Philosophers and the Coast
Philosophers and the Coast My first encounter with philosophers and government arose out of being a …
Ocean Pools
Ocean Pools My family this Christmas were kind enough to give me a copy of “Ocean Pools”, a lovely …
Protecting Nature: Art of the Impossible?
Protecting Nature: Art of the Impossible? In recent weeks governments around the world, including …
Drainage Window Concept
Drainage Window Concept Every now and then a paper appears that catches the eye. I feel compelled to …
Cootamundra Shoals Survey 1982
Cootamundra Shoals Survey 1982 Occasionally one embarks on something that is adventurous, a little …