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...
by kapow | Nov 26, 2020 | Blog, Government Policy
AUSTRALIA UNDER THREAT—WHAT TO DO NEXT? “The situation is hopeless. We must take the next step” (P. Casals). Unless there is a turn-around in global emissions, the planet is faced with a dire climate-driven future. Australia is recognised as a nation under great...
by kapow | Nov 7, 2020 | Blog, Climate Change
SHORELINE RESPONSES TO SEA-LEVEL RISE The topic of shoreline behaviour in relation to sea-level rise has long attracted debate. This is very evident in a response by Cooper et al. in Nature Climate Change ( “Sandy beaches can survive sea-level rise”, Vol 10, November,...
by kapow | Oct 25, 2020 | Blog, Diverse Coasts
Port Stephens-Myall Lakes 1960 – Research Opportunities In 1960 as an honours student in Geography at University of Sydney, I was given an incredible gift. To be free to choose a topic and an area for thesis research, a choice in retrospect that guided my...
by kapow | Oct 14, 2020 | Blog, Diverse Coasts
Port Stephens – Myall Lakes 1960 – the journey. Just 60 years ago I started my journey in coastal research. I had the good fortune of selecting the coastal strip between Newcastle in the south and Seal Rocks in the north as a study area for a fourth-year...
by kapow | Sep 28, 2020 | Blog, Legal
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...