Asia-Pacific Coasts and Their Management: States of Environment

Asia-Pacific Coasts and Their Management: States of Environment
ISBN-10
1402036256
ISBN-13
9781402036255
Category
Science
Pages
367
Language
English
Published
2008-01-14
Publisher
Springer Science & Business Media
Author
Nobuo Mimura

Description

The Asia and Pacific region is home to the world’s largest concentration of coral reefs and mangroves. It accommodates two-thirds of the world’s human population and its economic activities have the highest growth rate in the world. This book gives an overview of the state-of-the-art understanding on the drivers, state, and responses to the coastal environmental changes in the Asia and Pacific region. It provides important perspectives on the subject for researchers.

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