Telling the stories of real-world communities in diverse coastal settings, this book draws upon the latest research findings from a wide range of disciplines. Case stidies are drawn from all around the world and from countries with varying levels of development including America's Guld of Mexico coast, Australia, Brazil, Britain, China, New Zealand, The Maldives, South Africa, Bangaldesh, and Vietnam. It examines what has succeeded and what has failed around the world, where there are oportunities to be grasped and pitfalls to be avoided.
Editors/Affiliations - Bruce Galvovic, Mick Kelly, Robert Kay, Ailbhe Travers