Sentences with phrase «coastal development with»

The state approved regulations allowing coastal development with the understanding that if sea level rises enough to inundate a property, the property will revert to nature, with the owner footing the bill for dismantling or moving structures.

Not exact matches

Sonic's drive - in development aims to push the chain to establish a wider coastal presence, with expansion opportunities including California and New York.

Cost aside, wetland experts caution that unless mangrove restoration is coupled with sustainable development in coastal communities, restoration work could be set back or undone.

Archaeology, combined with oral traditions, is a powerful tool for understanding coastal ecology prior to industrial development.»

In the short term, with increasing temperatures as well as local human - made threats like coastal development, pollution, and over-fishing, the study found that corals — tiny animals related to jellyfish — would be over-run by seaweed which would, in effect, suffocate them.

Professor Nicholls says: «This long - term perspective is however a challenge to bring about, as coastal development tends to be dominated by short - term interests of, for example, real - estate and tourism companies, which prefer to build directly at the waterfront with little thought about the future.»

Armed with a 168 - slide PowerPoint and a message that resonates with North Carolina's conservative Legislature, John Droz has notched a remarkable record fighting sea - rise science, coastal development limits and renewable energy plans

Paddack suspects that as well as overfishing, coral demise from disease and bleaching is to blame, together with pollution from coastal development.

The fact that the number of residential buildings in coastal areas has increased significantly combined with the increasing risks of impacts of due climate change means that the cost of damage to coastal developments are likely to continue to rise.

This productive partnership has been providing Canadian researchers and their international colleagues with the ability to monitor and understand the impacts of climate change and resource development on Arctic marine and coastal ecosystems and northern communities since 2003.

«Our plan includes coastal observations, technology development, remote sensing using satellites, an observational network with moorings to measure CO2, [and] physiological research on how various organisms respond to changes.»

The government is introducing a series of new programs for sustainable fisheries and aquaculture, with greater traceability and accountability in marine resource management and area controls on coastal development.

It suggests making coastal development more burdensome through more stringent building codes, siting requirements, and forcing real estate title holders to fully disclose insurance risks associated with storm surges or damage from seawater intrusion.

The conferences have focused on international ocean affairs with topics ranging from arms control, and monitoring and surveillance in the oceans to management and conservation of marine resources; the feasibility of common shipping lines or on ocean development tax; and more recently on emerging issues and challenges presented by climate change, coastal cities and ocean related hazards.

Additionally, sea level rise driven by climate warming combined with coastal subsidence related to human activities increased the storm surge while urban development such as paving over grasslands and prairies are likely to have exacerbated flooding.

In August 2009, Director General Robert Zeigler and Development Director Duncan Macintosh had a royal audience with His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej at the King's Klai Kangwan Palace in the coastal city of Hua Hin.

Preliminary development and validation of an Australian community participation questionnaire: Types of participation and associations with distress in a coastal community.

President Raj Nair, Ford's group VP for global product development, said, «Our commitment to deliver great fuel economy in our cars, utilities and trucks is a key reason we are seeing strong growth in coastal markets and with import buyers.»

Entrapment in fishing nets and lines, boat strikes, and coastal development that interferes with reproduction are major causes.

The island's stands of giant coreopsis, as well as all the other plants of its coastal bluff community, were devastated by sheep grazing in the late 1800s and early 1900s, rabbit browsing in 1910 - 1950s, and by large - scale destruction of native vegetation associated with facility and road development by the U.S. Coast Guard during construction and manning of the Anacapa Light Station.

It is a place buzzing with new energy and development - but it has maintained an authentic feel, without the built up chains and brands of many coastal vacation cities.

Because the course is not part of any real estate development or urban area, it allows players to enjoy their game in completely natural surroundings with uninterrupted views of sea and mountain in the spectacular setting provided by Spain's Levante region — the southeastern Mediterranean shore with its coastal range.

The development of buffer zone areas and coastal community building was done through coral rehabilitation using a transplantation system, conducted in cooperation with Taskforce Gili Patrols and West Nusa Tenggara Natural Resources Conservation Office.

Designed with ocean views in mind, the development ensures that every opportunity to optimise its coastal location have been maximised.

If you love the «Mediterranean style» holiday experience with all the facilities and sophistication that tourism development can offer, then the coastal strip west from Faro to Albufeira and Lagos is for you.

Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System (Belize) was put on the Danger List mainly because of the problem of mangrove cutting and excessive development in the property which was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1996 as the largest barrier reef in the northern hemisphere, with offshore atolls, several hundred sand cays, mangrove forests, coastal lagoons and estuaries.

Reboot Develop, the high - end boutique game developers and games industry conference well known for both its breathtaking coastal locations as well as a star - studded speaker lineup is partnering this year with devcom and curating a special panel on the rapid rise of the South East European (Adriatic region) games industry while giving a detailed studio landscape insight in what is considered to be one of the most exciting regions in game development nowadays.

According to the latest science, in most cases (outside of extreme heat waves) the connections between today's extreme weather events and human - driven climate change range from weak (hurricanes) to nil (tornadoes)-- and the dominant driver of losses in such events is fast - paced development or settlement in places with fundamental climatic or coastal vulnerability.

After initial confrontations with environmental groups fighting a wave of shrimp farm development that was damaging coastal ecosystems from Asia to the Americas, Thornton, together with Tim Smith, a biologist working for the World Wildlife Fund, refined methods for controlling feed and water that dramatically cut pollution.

Together with partners, UNDP supports climate change risk management in the context of agriculture and food security, water resources, coastal zone development, public health, and climate change - related disaster risks.

The development of a vibrant solar industry in the western regions is also consistent with the national «Go West» policy of developing China's interior western and remote regions that have traditionally lagged behind the coastal economies.

Recalling the concern reflected in the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, entitled «The future we want», 1 that the health of oceans and marine biodiversity are negatively affected by marine pollution, including marine debris, especially plastic, persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals and nitrogen - based compounds, from numerous marine and land - based sources, and the commitment to take action to significantly reduce the incidence and impacts of such pollution on marine ecosystems, Noting the international action being taken to promote the sound management of chemicals throughout their life cycle and waste in ways that lead to the prevention and minimization of significant adverse effects on human health and the environment, Recalling the Manila Declaration on Furthering the Implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land - based Activities adopted by the Third Intergovernmental Review Meeting on the Implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land - based Activities, which highlighted the relevance of the Honolulu Strategy and the Honolulu Commitment and recommended the establishment of a global partnership on marine litter, Taking note of the decisions adopted by the eleventh Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity on addressing the impacts of marine debris on marine and coastal biodiversity, Recalling that the General Assembly declared 2014 the International Year of Small Island Developing States and that such States have identified waste management among their priorities for action, Noting with concern the serious impact which marine litter, including plastics stemming from land and sea - based sources, can have on the marine environment, marine ecosystem services, marine natural resources, fisheries, tourism and the economy, as well as the potential risks to human health; 1.

Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to enter into an arrangements with NAS to study: (1) the current status of ice sheet melt, as caused by climate change, with implications for global sea level rise; and (2) the current state of the science on the potential impacts of climate change on patterns of hurricane and typhoon development and the implications for hurricane - prone and typhoon - prone coastal regions.

-- The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Director of the National Science Foundation shall enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to complete a study of the current state of the science on the potential impacts of climate change on patterns of hurricane and typhoon development, including storm intensity, track, and frequency, and the implications for hurricane - prone and typhoon - prone coastal regions.

• Tools, datasets, and land management information to support coastal planning, including better data and resources provided via platforms that improve their usability by decision makers • Linking physical vulnerability with economic analysis, planning, and assessment of adaptation options • Improving understanding of increased risks of and damage from coastal storm surge flooding • Developing risk - management approaches for coastal development and local land - use planning

Social Justice and Environment Preservation (achieving the Millennium Development Goals with food, water, and energy security; sustainable economic development; non-intensive agriculture; education on climate change and environment to inform and change behavior; public health; mental health; support for small - scale farmers, women and children; rights of small - island and coastal peoples; sustainable forestry; conservation; humane treatment of animals, avoiding species extinction, maintaining bioDevelopment Goals with food, water, and energy security; sustainable economic development; non-intensive agriculture; education on climate change and environment to inform and change behavior; public health; mental health; support for small - scale farmers, women and children; rights of small - island and coastal peoples; sustainable forestry; conservation; humane treatment of animals, avoiding species extinction, maintaining biodevelopment; non-intensive agriculture; education on climate change and environment to inform and change behavior; public health; mental health; support for small - scale farmers, women and children; rights of small - island and coastal peoples; sustainable forestry; conservation; humane treatment of animals, avoiding species extinction, maintaining biodiversity).

Therefore, considering climate variability and climate change when carrying out life cycle assessments of industry, infrastructure, transport and network industries is of utmost importance, since the need to locate most of these industries and networks in coastal areas will remain and probably increase with human coastal development.

The real issue with sea level is storm surge and flooding, and these should be accounted for as a standard part of coastal development.

Regardless of whether hurricanes and synoptic storms intensify with warming, sea level rise [22] and increased population and development [23] imply more flooding damage to coastal areas from storm surges.

Regardless of whether hurricanes and synoptic storms intensify with warming, sea level rise and increased population and development imply more flooding damage to coastal areas from storm surges.

The US CLIVAR PSMI Panel seeks new panelists with prior expertise in field / process studies or model development in one or more of the following areas: (a) clouds, (b) high - frequency ocean - atmosphere interaction (diurnal to sub-seasonal), (c) coastal ocean processes, (d) high - latitude processes (i.e., Arctic, Antarctic, ocean - ice interactions), or (e) ocean biogeochemical cycles / ecosystem interactions.

His colleague Professor Nicholls adds: «This long - term perspective is however a challenge to bring about, as coastal development tends to be dominated by short - term interests of, for example, real estate and tourism companies, which prefer to build directly on the waterfront with little thought about the future.»

Prior to joining Deepwater Wind, Stephanie worked as an environmental consultant, preparing and reviewing impact assessment documents, and collaborating with federal and state agencies and other key stakeholders, on behalf of clients associated with various coastal development projects, including offshore energy development projects.

When powerful storms combine with increased sea level rise and intense coastal development, they provide the ingredients for massive destruction, loss of life and major economic losses.

Rural development together with networking and advocacy, and building alliances among communities is a prerequisite for reducing the migration of people to cities and coastal areas in most developing countries of Asia (Kelly and Adger, 2000).

Containing almost 600 clauses spread over nearly 250 pages, the new law would abolish planning bodies charged with protecting coastal areas and agricultural land from development, along with a host of other fundamental changes.

And like its bigger cousin, the Sandwich Tern — already threatened with coastal development and severe weather — is forecast by Audubon's climate model to fare poorly in the face of climate change.

This proximity to coastal areas for the majority of the population — combined with unsustainable development trends, environmental deterioration, and high levels of poverty — make the island nation that much more vulnerable to typhoons.

Two new studies of the Hudson Landing development proposed for the City of Kingston reveal the planned project violates policies adopted by the city in its Local Waterfront Revitalization Program (LWRP) and also is inconsistent with state coastal management guidelines.

Representation of developer of $ 65,000,000 coastal hotel / retail / entertainment resort, including negotiation / closing of purchases / leases of raw land, performance / resolution of due diligence, obtaining from local, state and federal authorities of coastal development permits, abandonment of streets / alleys and low - income job - creation subsidies, negotiation of construction contracts, negotiation of retail leases and acquisition of amusement rides, together with provision of day - to - day legal services to resort management.