by ACS.Admin | Aug 8, 2026 | Blog, Climate Change, Legal
A curse can be a great misfortune, a severe life burden or, and I like this one, a constant source of trouble. So how may the wonderful discipline of geomorphology cause trouble? Here I am not referring to any individual geomorphologist—heaven forbid! It is what we...
by kapow | Jun 24, 2021 | Blog, Legal, Miscellaneous
Property rights and boundaries In recent weeks I have been reading a book that highlights the evils of excessive use of the powers of property ownership while also ploughing through a trove of papers that defined a man’s commitment to securing those rights. The book...
by kapow | Apr 8, 2021 | Blog, Legal, Miscellaneous
Simon Winchester is one of my favourite authors. He brings to his stories a background in geology. I was captivated by the book “The Map that Changed the World” (2001); it was about a geological map and a man named Smith. But his other works such as “The Fracture...
by kapow | Feb 20, 2021 | Blog, Legal
Soon after the NSW Coastal Policy was released in 1998 a debate occurred at a coastal conference that the Government had misrepresented the boundary of the Coastal Zone. The mapped boundary did NOT include the natural coastal system based on river catchments. In...
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...
by kapow | Apr 12, 2020 | Blog, Legal
Recent Coastal Legal Cases There have several recent court cases that relate to coastal management. We should be aware that decisions by courts can form a basis for future planning and actions in coastal management. While the legal process can be very time-consuming...