Center for Coastal & Marine Studies
COASTAL SCENERY: EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT
Recent achievements of our Advisory Committee Members: Prof. N. Rangel-Buitrago, Prof. A. T. Williams and Prof. G. Anfuso
Editors: Rangel-Buitrago, Nelson (Ed.)
This book describes an easy to apply methodology to determine the scenic value of a coast. As one of the most critical aspects of beach user choice, the determination of coastal area scenic quality is of primordial importance.
The July 2018 Newsletter of the IGU CCS has been released and ready to read!
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The CCS Newsletter is issued twice a year and highlights the activities of the Commission on Coastal Systems (CCS) to the International Geographical Union (IGU) and its members from around the globe. Copies of the Newsletter and announcements are on the CCS website: http://www.igu-ccs.org/.
The July 2018 CCS Newsletter can be read also here!
EEA Report No 3/2018 published
This report provides an evaluation on how the growing knowledge on adaptation in Europe has been captured and how it is presented on the web-based European Climate Adaptation Platform (Climate-ADAPT) and shared across Europe.
The 2018 Annual Report on the EU Blue Economy published
The EU's Blue Economy – all economic activities related to oceans, seas and coastal areas – is growing steadily, according to the EU’s first annual report on the blue economy. With a turnover of €566 billion, the sector generates € 174 billion of value added and creates jobs for nearly 3.5 million people. The 2018 Annual Report on the EU Blue Economy aims to describe the scope and size of the blue economy in the European Union, creating a baseline to support policymakers and stakeholders in the quest for sustainable development of oceans, seas and coastal resources.