Research Catalog

Title

Small islands : marine science and sustainable development / George A. Maul (ed.).

Publication

Washington, DC : American Geophysical Union, ©1996.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Maul, George A.
• American Geophysical Union.

Description

x, 467 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Series Statement

Coastal and estaurine studies ; 51

Uniform Title

Coastal and estaurine studies ; 51.

Subject

• Islands > Congresses
• Oceanography > Congresses
• Islands
• Oceanography
• Kleininsel
• Meereskunde
• Nachhaltigkeit
• Umweltverträglichkeit
• Ökologie
• Umweltschutz
• ISLANDS
• OCEANOGRAPHY
• CONFERENCES
• Océanography > Congrès
• Îles > Congrès
• Îles
• Développement durable
• Ressources marines

Genre/Form

Conference papers and proceedings.

Note

• Papers derived from a meeting held in Martinque, French Antilles, Nov. 8-10, 1993.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

• Ocean science in relation to sustainable economic development and coastal area management of small islands / George A. Maul -- Observations and modeling of mesoscale ocean circulation near a small island / Malcolm J. Bowman, David E. Dietrich, and Charles A. Lin -- Descriptive physical oceanography of the Caribbean Sea / Artemio Gallegos -- Oceanic features influencing small island circulation patterns : case studies / Roy A. Watlington adn Maria C. Donoso -- Subtidal circulation in Fort-De-France Bay / Pascal Lazure, Jean Claude Salomon, and Maruerite Breton.
• (Cont'd.) Sea level, tides, and tsunamis / George A. Maul, Malcolm D. Hendry, and Paolo A. Pirazzoli -- Practical aspects of physical oceanography for small island states / Judith Wolf -- Design values of extreme winds in small island states / Calvin R. Gray -- A real-time system for forecasting hurricane storm surges over the French Antilles / Pierre Daniel -- Geography of small tropical islands : implications for sustainable development in a changing world / Orman E. Granger -- Small island geology : an overview / Georges Vernette.
• (Cont'd.) The geological legacy of small islands at the Caribbean-Atlantic boundary / Malcolm D. Hendry -- Geology and development facilities of small islands belonging to the Atlantic margin of Africa and Europe / Andre Klingebiel and Geroges Vernette -- Beach erosion and mitigation : the case of Varadero Beach, Cuba / Guillermo Garcia Montero and Jose L. Juanes Marti -- Surficial geology on the insular shelf of Martinique (French West Indies) / Francoise Durand, Claude Augris, and Patrice Castaing.
• (Cont'd.) Littoral ecological stability and economic development in small island states : the need for an equilibrium / Vance P. Vicente -- Microbial water quality on a Caribbean island (Martinique) / Monique Pommepuy [and others] -- Fisheries of small island states and their oceanographic research and information needs / Robin Mahon -- Towards integrated coastal zone management in small island states / Gillian Cambers -- Water supply and sewerage in a small island environment : the Bahamian experience / Richard V. Cant.
• (Cont'd.) Coastal and marine environments of Pacific islands : ecosystem classification, ecological assessment, and traditional knowledge for coastal management / Paul F. Holthus -- Coastal management, oceanography, and sustainability of small island developing states / Paul H. Templet -- Sustainable development and sall island states of the Caribbean / Erik Blommestein [and others] -- Socio-economic databases in the Caribbean : status and desiderata / Lancelot A. Bushby -- Numerical modeling of small island socio-economics to achieve sustainable development / Guy Engelen [and others].

ISBN

• 0875902650
• 9780875902654

LCCN

96029237

OCLC

• ocm35145755
• 35145755
• SCSB-8813501

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library