Coastal Management Rbsc Environment Research Beach Coast

After the dredging in 2009 occurred effects from the procedure were seen within just two weeks, all being negative. Some longterm effects include loss of beaches and marine life. Portsea beach for example is no longer a beach and now the government is spending millions of dollars in sandbags to attempt to stop the beach from degrading even more. Erosion is slowly destroying the coast and

Collaroy beach is located 16km north of Sydney’s CBD within Warringah Council's local Government Area. It is approximately 3.6 km long from the local Collaroy surf Club to the Narrabeen lagoon in the north. It had extensive development in comparison with other beaches. There are over 120 plots of land and 293 residential units within this area. Many buildings are many stories high to accommodate a large number of wealthy people. This high level of development has posed a serious risk to property due to the effects of erosion, which has shaped Collaroy beach many years along with other natural processes such as deposition. Erosion continues to occur as the land is pushed inwards at a relatively rapid pace. A year 10 grade from Redfield College

Coastal Management in Hastings is effective economically, socially, environmentally and is sustainable for the future.

Warrnambool is known for it’s many diverse areas of coastline with many unique beaches; this then brings in various groups of people and tourists in the interest of seeing the beaches or for recreational water activities to Warrnambool. This tourism is positive for Warrnambool economically, but can place a negative effect on the beach environment and the ecosystem.

Caloundra is a coastal town within the Sunshine coast region, surrounded by beaches such as Bulcock Beach, Kings Beach, Golden Beach, Dicky Beach and the Pumicestone Passage. Caloundra provides a range of outdoor activities, especially as a result of its lush natural environment, promoting a heathy life style and attracting tourism and locals through recreational activities. The local economy of Caloundra is primarily seasonal, and is currently suffering due to competition from surrounding areas such as Kawana Town Centre, South Caloundra (AURA) development, and Maroochydore developments. In response to this, the Sunshine Coast Regional Council has developed a Master Plan to revitalise the CBD of Caloundra, attracting tourism and income back

After reading the book Against The Tide by Cornelia Dean I think that the national policy for governing developing coastlines should be dependent on an areas geologic features. In order to do this, government officials would have to evaluate and create detailed reports to battle erosion in specific areas rather than simply proposing a project that worked in a different place. In terms of development, I think that if a project is going to be undertaken over a large area coastal geologists and engineers should make small-scale models of the region containing the planned infrastructure. After a few years, the isolated small scale should be observed for long-term effects so that they are known before construction begins. Additionally, if the

Since they were built in the early 20th century, there has been a steady increase in beach erosion. In the 1970s, the government issued a project to replenish the beaches by replacing the sand that had been eroded away over time (Fox). In the 1940s seawalls and groins and even some small jetties were built to protect the properties on the beach. By the time new sand was brought to the beach in 1991 to replenish what was eroded, there was hardly anything left. A lot of the seawalls and groins were buried in order to form the new beaches. The cost of this over the years is well into the millions and although replenishing the beaches with sand is helpful now, it is hardly a long term solution (Fox). There are even implications now as they add more sand. The gradual slope of the beaches before erosion and the replenishment of sand is no longer. The adding of sand from other places to these beaches in mass quantities means that the sand forms steep drops into the ocean in relatively shallow water. This can be dangerous for kids and adults alike who are not careful when in the water

A main item of coastal management exercise in the U.S. is the series of programs and activities of all levels of government that directly linked to the federal CZMA. Under the CZMA, federal, states, and local, are given important roles to play and flexibility in choosing their roles. This results in varied costal programs, which gives certain challenges for a

Source G is a piece of primary data I have conducted as an interview, with a resident who has come down to Culburra since he was 8 on holidays. He has said that throughout this time the “beach has always looked the same as today, with the exception of new houses being built along the beach.” However, there is no man-made sea wall, and Culburra sea wall is completely naturally formed. He stated that he believed “that all this reconstruction and reforming beaches go through isn’t necessary as it can be seen here first hand that beaches can function without any human upgrading being

The beaches of South Carolina are a prized quality and possession to the state and its people as it provides beauty, enjoyment and the economic benefits of tourism year round. Due to storms, natural processes of sand movement and development, the beaches of South Carolina, specifically the Grand Strand beaches and local beaches of Sullivan’s Island and Folly Beach, are eroding at a rapid rate. Erosion is a natural process effected by sea level rise, storms and currents and many techniques have been used in the past to combat erosion issues that threaten to wash away beaches and homes in the process. Erosion preventative structures used in the past, such as jetties and seawalls, have proven to be even more damaging to beach erosion but

SCAT surveys addressed all shorelines within the Area of Response (Michel et al., 2013). The end of Stage III marked a target date to meet cleanup goals by the spring of 2011, when the shoreline would become heavily used by birds, sea turtles and people. Shoreline Treatment Recommendations (STRs) were created by the SCAT team and authorized by the Unified Command. STRs were issued for each part of the shoreline, specifying the area type and types of cleanup operations to be conducted (Michel et al., 2013). The goal was to meet the 2010 “No Further Treatment (NFT) Guidelines” developed for each habitat type. NFT guidelines held the objective to continue shoreline treatment until the remediation efforts were no longer effective and caused more harm than good i.e. proceed until a “Net Environmental Benefit” is achieved (Michel et al., 2013).

The evolution of measured beach volumes over the study period strongly suggests that the Gold Coast beaches are not able to withstand a powerful succession of extreme vents. The first high-wave event strongly weakened the beaches, which did not recover before the second high-wave event of a magnitude not unusual along the Gold Coast. However, in these two cases, the storms resulted in surprisingly high erosion rates. Data from a more in-depth investigation of Broadbeach, using video imagery, suggest that outer bar decay, resulting in a lack of protection of the sub-aerial beach, may explain this high erosion.

In providing an appropriate management programmes, data and traditional knowledge from Torres Strait Islander and the researchers are needed. Participation of indigenous people in providing research data generated several benefits. These advantages are creating ‘a sense of control in future management decisions’, proving an appropriate self-regulatory program, enhancing knowledge about the importance of sea management and increasing the quality of life by creating a new innovation for sea management. In addition, it resulted in benefits for government and researchers in maximising the management actions, improving accessibility toward particular data and logistic support (which might be difficult to gain without assessment from local communities through verbal information) (Jones et al.,

Managing Environmental Change, in this report the beach that will be researched is Semaphore beach on the coast of South Australia giving you an insight in the change at an Adelaide metropolitan beach and produce recommendations of how to best manage your chosen beach. This beach is a particularly popular beach for the people of Adelaide with its white sands, family-friendly shallows and colorful foreshore. Semaphore beach is deep and white and backed by low dunes rather than tall buildings. It is also known for its historic background with its regular tours, and it also known for the carnival rides and their waterslide and the yearly kite festival (Semaphore South Australia, 2015). The aspects that will be elaborated on is the history including

As Americans, if we want to continue to enjoy the beautiful clear waters, variations of colored sand and aquatic animals, then we must continue to improve and update regulations to keep pathogens and other man-made errors from interfering with our natural beaches and coastal