by kapow | Oct 22, 2015 | Blog, Government Policy
Caring for our coasts? “Shoring up” Gold Coast most iconic beach, Surfers Paradise in 2013 (photo source: Naomi Edwards) Over the past two weeks I have had the opportunity to lecture to students at two great Australian universities, Sydney and UNSW. The lectures have...
by kapow | Oct 3, 2015 | Blog, Sediments
MOUTH OF THE RIVER MURRAY Our esteemed Vice-President of ACS, Emeritus Professor Nick Harvey, has recently co-authored a paper with Kristine James and Bob Bourman on the flood-tidal delta in the River Murray estuary (Journal of Coastal Research, 2015, 31, 1103-1119)....
by kapow | Sep 15, 2015 | Blog, Diverse Coasts
Trip to the Southwest Coast of WA Last week I had a most enjoyable visit to Perth and the southwest corner of WA. The reason for the trip was an invite to present the annual Joe Gentilli public lecture at the University of Western Australia. Joe was involved in the...
by kapow | Sep 6, 2015 | Blog, Miscellaneous
Neogene and Coasts How Australia dried out and how our beaches were formed (photo source: australasianscience.com.au) I have been reading this week some literature on the Neogene Period and coastal morphology. Why you may ask? Well for many years this geological...
by kapow | Aug 24, 2015 | Blog, Diverse Coasts
COASTAL LAKES Lake Illawarra – NSW South Coast I had reason this week to look once again at Schedule 1 of the NSW State Environmental Planning Policy 71 (SEPP 71). This Schedule lists a number of coastal lakes that are deemed to be ”sensitive coastal locations” under...
by kapow | Aug 17, 2015 | Blog, Government Policy, Miscellaneous
COASTAL URBAN DESIGN Recreational parks along beaches are a great way to open public access while maintain development set backs. Five principles for coastal settlement structure were used to describe elements of the public domain and the built form that reinforces...