by ACS.Admin | Aug 9, 2022 | Blog
Beach Access – An International Perspective In the book edited by Derek Jackson and Andy Short on Sandy Beach Morphodynamics (Elsevier, 2020, I wrote on “Future challenges in beach management as contested spaces” (Ch.29, 711-731). Reference was made to a legal...
by ACS.Admin | Jul 27, 2022 | Blog
SoE 2021 and Coasts The 244 page Coasts chapter in the 2021 Australian State of the Environment Report has four key findings on Australian coasts: 1) they are a zone of concentrated biodiversity and productivity; 2) they are under pressure; 3) they will be profoundly...
by Sarah Joyce | Jul 6, 2022 | Blog
Coastal Walks and Local Councils I am a great fan of the SBS program “Scenic Coastal Walks with Kate Humble”. It is shown on Thursday evenings and beautifully captures the contrasting delights of the British coastline and the wonderful opportunities the public has in...
by Sarah Joyce | Jun 23, 2022 | Blog
EPBC Act and Regional Landscape and Resilience Plans The new Australian Government is well positioned to pick up the challenges from the Samuel review of the EPBC Act and the IPCC’s adverse comments on Australia’s institutional performance in managing climate risks. A...
by Sarah Joyce | Jun 15, 2022 | Blog, Coastal Conference
29th NSW Coastal Conference At last the NSW coastal family has managed to come together in person. Hopefully the days of hybrid and online conferences are over. Old and new faces gathered close to the shore at Mantra on Salt, Kingscliff in far northern NSW. Our hosts...