by kapow | Apr 22, 2019 | Authored Elsewhere, Blog, Diverse Coasts
The Mighty Ord When I left the Coastal Studies Institute (CSI) at Louisiana State University in 1967, I never thought I would work on another project with that group. It was a pleasant surprise to receive an invite in early 1971 to join Don Wright in a study of the...
by kapow | Mar 28, 2019 | Authored Elsewhere, Blog, International
Climate change adaptation: perspectives from Canada and England I have just had the opportunity of diving into two recently released reports related to climate change adaptation at a national level. They both deserve a read and are relevant to future adaptation policy...
by kapow | Mar 18, 2019 | Blog, Legal
Foreshore land grants in eastern Sydney I must first declare a personal land interest in this blog. The house where I have lived in Rose Bay and our current dwelling in Vaucluse, in eastern Sydney, were both the subject of 19th century land grants that have links to...
by kapow | Mar 15, 2019 | Authored Elsewhere, Blog, Legal
The right to bath on the beach Australian’s today believe they have a public right to access and use the beach. That includes the right to swim and surf. It has not always been so. Doug Booth, the historian, has written a wonderful account of steps taken to enjoy the...
by kapow | Mar 6, 2019 | Blog, Government Policy
Victorian Coastal Monitoring Program I recently attended a meeting of the Advisory Board of the new Victorian Coastal Monitoring Program (VCMP).This program was established last year as a partnership between the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning...
by kapow | Feb 21, 2019 | Blog, Government Policy
Future national need for a healthy environment Since the mid-1980s, it has become increasingly established that climate change will impact the lives of Australians, on the economy and the health of environmental assets. The interconnected functioning of natural...