Coastal Zone Management contains a comprehensive collection of technical papers on each of the key areas of major relevance in the subject. Topics covered include coastal planning and its related legal problems, as well as management issues, such as the prioritisation of needs and risks and the economic appraisal of coastal initiatives. Further chapters consider techniques for data handling and…
Abstract Port Phillip is an enclosed bay surrounded by some 3 million residents of the city of Melbourne, Australia. It has a complex management system with many overlapping agencies. The management system is described and its performance examined in the context of a case study of coastal erosion at Black Rock Point. The project was commenced with inadequate technical evaluation and without th…