by kapow | Sep 1, 2017 | Blog, Climate Change, Miscellaneous
Gippsland (Victoria) and relative sea level rise Way back in 1972, Don Wright, Jim Coleman and I wrote a short paper on “Emerged tidal flats in the Ord River Estuary, Western Australia” (Search, 3, 339-341). It is a pity that a journal like Search no longer exists to...
by kapow | Aug 27, 2017 | Blog, International
US Office of Naval Research and the Australian Coast It is an interesting question as to the extent the Australian Defence system makes use of academic literature, in particular that involving coastal research. When I was on the Faculty of Military Studies (UNSW)...
by kapow | Aug 21, 2017 | Blog, Miscellaneous, Water
Managing the unique wetlands of Gippsland Lakes From a personal perspective, I am very indebted to all those who have undertaken studies of the Gippsland Lakes. In particular, I must pay tribute to Eric Bird. In 1960, I was shown a copy of his just completed PhD...
by kapow | Aug 10, 2017 | Blog, Legal
Lifecycle of coastal environmental law “Environmental laws have a lifecycle, like any organism. In this body of law, there are five phases”. These are the words of James Thornton from his book with Martin Goodman entitled Client Earth (Scribe, 2017). This is an...
by kapow | Jul 28, 2017 | Blog, Contributor
Charlie Veron – A Life Underwater Many involved in marine science regard Charlie Veron as a hero, one who has made a great difference in the understanding of life in the sea through incredible feats of individual endeavour. I am also of that view, not just from...
by kapow | Jul 23, 2017 | Blog, Miscellaneous, Sediments
Coastal Sediment Management I recently received information about the Californian Coastal Sediment Management Workgroup. It involves a collaborative taskforce of state, federal (US Army Corps of Engineers) and local/regional entities, concerned about adverse impacts...