Eric Wolanski's book has received a UN award for excellence. Worldwide, urbanization has already reached unprecedented levels in the estuarine and coastal zone. This is particularly the case in the Asia Pacific region where mega-cities and mega-harbours have developed and are still growing. This book details how science can provide solutions so that economic and social developments can be ecologically sustainable. This book demonstrates the different solutions and pitfalls, successes and failures in a large number of ports and harbours in the Asia Pacific Region, and this will be based on science and aimed at management. Twelve sites are discussed in detail, integrating physics and biology. These are Tokyo Bay, the Pearl Estuary, Hong Kong, Shanghai and the Yangtze delta, Klang, Manila Bay, Jakarta Bay, Pearl Harbour, Ho Chi Minh City and the new harbour on the Thi Vai River, Bangkok and coastal waters of the upper Gulf of Thailand, Singapore and Darwin. For PC und Mac For the complete system requirements see: springer.com Shows significance and growth of environmental degradation in the Asia Pacific region. Shows the balance between economy, social issues, public health and marine environment for people living near coastlines and in their watershed. Shows solutions and pitfalls in managing environment in mega-harbours and cities. Shows how physical processes exert influence on biological processes in urbanised waters INDICE: From the contents Increasing trade and urbanisation of the Asia Pacific coast. Tokyo Bay: its environmental status - past, present and future. Ecological network linked by the planktonic larvae of the clam Rudipates Philippinarum in Tokyo Bay. Circulation processes in Tokyo Bay. Effects of oceanic water intrusion on the Tokyo Bay environment. Influence of the deep waterway project on the Changjiang Estuary. Impact of human activities on the health of ecosystems in the Changjiang Delta region. Geographical and economical setting of the Pearl River estuary. Physical processes and sediment dynamics in the Pearl River. Water quality and phytoplankton blooms in the Pearl River estuary. Pollution studies on mangroves in Hong Kong and mainland China. Field and model studies of water quality in Hong Kong. Eutrophication dynamics in Hong Kong coastal waters: physical and biological interactions. Marine communities and introduced species in Pearl Harbor, O’ahu, Hawai’i.
- ISBN: 978-1-4020-6566-8
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 498
- Fecha Publicación: 01/01/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés