by kapow | Feb 2, 2019 | Authored Elsewhere, Blog, International
INDIA COASTAL MANAGEMENT It is very interesting to follow Coastal Zone Management initiatives in other countries. I have been following developments in India during 2018 and in late December their federal government introduced a national regulation which deserves our...
by kapow | Nov 19, 2018 | Blog, International
King Tides in Venice While I was holidaying in Venice with my wife Linda recently, the timing coincided with some unusually high tides bought about by a combination of high predicted tides (King Tides) and a low pressure system. The water level on this day was...
by kapow | Mar 12, 2018 | Blog, International
Barrier Islands – An American Obsession? Every now and then my attention is drawn to a paper in a relatively high-ranked journal that deserves comment. I would like to thank Pat Hesp on this occasion. He alerted me to a paper in Marine Geology entitled “Is...
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 | May 31, 2017 | Blog, International
Sept-Iles: Managing a migrating foreland Late May-early June is the 50th anniversary of several momentous events; the 1967 Aboriginal referendum, the Middle East 6 day war, and the release of the Beatles Sergeant Pepper album. For me it was entering the port town...
by kapow | Apr 26, 2017 | Blog, International
Empress Augusta Bay, Bougainville Each ANZAC Day I am reminded of links between military exploits and coastal geography. This year my attention was again drawn to the incredible exploits of the US Marines and their landings in the Pacific during WW2. Early in the war...