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| Title: | The Status and Interconnections of Selected Environmental Issues in the Global Coastal Zones: Problem of Increasing Vulnerability |
| Authors: | Shi, H.
Singh, A.
Foresman, T.
Fosnight, E.A. |
| ASFA Terms: | Coastal zone
Biodiversity |
| Issue Date: | 2001 |
| Citation: | CoastGIS 2001 |
| Abstract: | This study focuses on assessing the state of population distribution, land cover distribution, biodiversity hotspots and protected areas in global coastal zones. The coastal
zone is defined as land within 100 km of the coastline. This study attempts to answer such questions as: how crowded are the coastal zones, what is the pattern of land cover
distribution in these areas, how many of these areas are designated as protected areas, and what is the state of the biodiversity hotspots. This study uses globally consistent and
comprehensive geo-spatial data sets based on remote sensing and other sources. The
application of modern Geographic Information System (GIS) layering methods and
consistent data sets has made it possible to identify and quantify selected coastal zones
environmental issues and their interconnections. It is expected that such information
provide a scientific basis for global coastal zones management and assist in policy
formulations at the national and international levels. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/712 |
| Related document: | www.unep.org/dewa/pdf/WayForward.pdf |
| Appears in Collections: | Miscellaneous
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