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• Science-Policy Interaction
  ...extent to which knowledge exchange has successfully occurred, and identify areas and options for future improvement. ...ntributes to filling the science-policy gap. Here we cite ten views of the problem of science-policy interaction, from the review paper Bridging Research and
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• Tsunami
  ...ructures is generally not available for assessing their tsunami generating potential. For this reason, probabilistic tsunami hazard assessments (PTHAs) are usua ...<http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazard/tsu_db.shtml></ref>. In low-lying coastal areas (less than 10 m elevation above mean sea level) tsunamis can penetrate seve
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• Human activities and nature conservation conflicts at the Kenyan coastline
  ..._fig2.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Figure 2: Mangrove creeks are highly productive areas providing fish and other products for subsistence and for the local market. ...Local fishers use the most rudimentary equipment which has exacerbated the problem of over fishing in coastal waters. The tried and tested traditionally metho
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• Non-native species invasions
  ...e of species invasion. Non-native species are found primarily in disturbed areas, such as harbours, bays, [[estuaries]] and semi-enclosed seas where the com ...023<ref>Mghili, B., De-la-Torre, G.E. and Aksissou, M. 2023. Assessing the potential for the introduction and spread of alien species with marine litter. Marine
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• Coastal cities and sea level rise
  This article deals with the potential impact of climate change on cities that are located on the coast and theref ...: 3592</ref> shows that in 2020, 197–347 million people lived in coastal areas less than 2 m above sea level, of which 59% in tropical Asia and 10% in tro
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• Mediterranean seagrass ecosystem
  ...s. ''P. oceanica'' beds cover between 25,000 and 50,000 km2 of the coastal areas of the Mediterranean, corresponding to 25% of the sea bottom at depths betw ...ganic matter and nourishing salts than adjacent sediment of the bare sandy areas, and an army of different suspension-feeding animals such as feather stars,
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• Plastic in the Ocean
  [[Marine debris|Marine debris]] is found in all seas areas of the world – not only in densely populated regions, but also in remote ...tfishing, mainly by derelict fishing gear (e.g. nets) is a problem in many areas around the world. This is when a derelict gear item continues to fish thoug
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• Preparation of offshore wind farm development in Germany
  ...omic growth, technical development and will boost significantly the export potential. Another driving factor for wind farm development in the sea is the aim of ...Sea]], UNCLOS (German: Seerechtsübereinkommen) nations are allowed to use areas up to 200 nautical miles in their exclusive economic zones for the construc
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• Policy instruments for integrated coastal zone management
  ...ntal problems in the coastal zone, then make a model for dealing with this problem and predict the outcome. The SAF is about designing of a conceptual model ...the 1980s, when there was a shift away from dealing with narrower problem areas towards broader and more integrated assessments of environmental issues. En
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• ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES FOR INTEGRATED COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT
  ...al Zone] applications in support of [[Sustainable Development]] in Coastal Areas and in the context of [[Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM)|ICZM]]. T ...he Issue. The goal Alternative Strategies is to make readily accessable to potential SAF users, information regarding political strategies, technical options, a
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• Artificial reefs
  ...al conditions and needs. Most of the units are designed to provide nursery areas for fish, to permit a good water recirculation, promote current deflections [[Image:ARLayout.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Figure 3: Potential planform layouts for artificial reefs]]
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• Integrated Coastal Zone Management: analysis of the environmental condition of the coastal area of the Northern Range of Trinidad
  ...n the steady increase of human activities along the coast and in its inner areas. This article presents an overview of its environmental condition and its c ...squatting, quarrying, and forest fires. Most expert estimates, that the areas of forest in the Northern Range have declined.
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• Setting the Direction in ICZM
  '''Distinctive''' - retaining the cultural distinctiveness of coastal areas, including their architecture, customs and landscapes, recognising the Medi ...e benchmarks will be provided, but they should be reviewed to identify the potential to exceed them as a minimum aspiration.
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• Shore protection vegetation
  [[Image:BeachZones.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Fig. 1. Beach areas that alternately accrete and erode under the influence of waves.]] In temperate climate zones, muddy shores occur mainly in sheltered areas within bays, lagoons and estuaries. The dominant vegetation species are ''S
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• Dynamics, threats and management of salt marshes
  Coastal areas, like [[estuaries]], are high-energetic environments where organisms are ex ...ructs the flow, thereby diverting it and increasing flow velocities in the areas adjacent to the canopy because of conservation of mass and energy (Bouma ''
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• OSPAR and eutrophication
  ...maritime area and identifying the actions needed to achieve [[non-problem areas]].</P> It characterises maritime areas with regard to eutrophication as:
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• Gravel Beaches
  ...high permeability of gravel which, compared to a sand beach, increases the potential for infiltration during the swash uprush and exfiltration during the swash ...ity studies of port extensions, derivation of sediment budgets for coastal areas and the appraisal of long term beach stability.
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• Possible consequences of eutrophication
  ...organisms increase in relative importance versus crustacean zooplankton in areas where the natural species diversity has been affected by pollution, over-fi ...d Gobler, C.J. 2014. Coastal ocean acidification: The other eutrophication problem. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 148: 1-13</ref>. Acidification is an
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• Modelling coastal hydrodynamics
  ...by experienced engineers who possess a comprehensive understanding of the problem domain. This leads to severe constraints on the use of models and large gap ...est out of both Physical Models (PM) and Numerical Models (NM) for a given problem – apply each for that geographical area or for those scales where it perf
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• Dynamics of mud transport
  [[Mud]] in coastal areas is mainly found in [[intertidal]] deposits <ref name= "ref 1">Eisma, D. et ...en better and be transported over longer distances or accumulate in deeper areas. For example, mud pebbles are formed along the low water line of the intert
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