Coastal Development

Paper Summary:

The writer discusses the importance of educating the public on the misfortunes of coastal development and the need to preserve our oceanic environment. The writer proposes a plan that will help to manage coastal development through coastal administration and organization and will educate current and future generations on the sustainable management of our shorelines. The writer includes a table that describes the plan's actions with a timeline.

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"There are various water resource problems affecting our oceans across the globe. Many of these issues are unintentionally caused by human beings. One of the main causes of the ocean's environmental issues is Coastal Development. What we do to this earth, at the coast lines are causing great destruction. The development of resorts, cities, industries, and agriculture along coasts is extinguishing many coastal ecosystems. This consists of mangrove forests, salt marshes, sea grass beds, and coral reefs. Oceans cover seventy five percent of the earth's surfaces; and provide food, natural resources, and recreation for many people. Care of the ocean is vital to the survival of not only the sea's inhabitants, but to earth's land occupants as well."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Richard, L., Pethick, J., & Townend, I. (1998). Realizing the benefits of shoreline management. The Geographical Journal , 282-289.
• Schlacher, T., Duga, J., Schoeman, D., Lastra, M., Jones, A., Scapini, F., et al. (2007). Sandy beaches at the brink. Deversity and Distributions , 556-560.
• WWF, Problems: Tourism and Coastal Development, retrieved November 1, 2008, from:http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/what_we_do/marine/problems/tourism/index.cfm
• UNEP, Ocean Atlas, Coastal Development: A Main Cause of the Sea's Problems, retrieved November 1, 2008, from: http://www.oceansatlas.org/unatlas/uses/uneptextsph/settleph/1877settlegen.html

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