Open AccessCoastal sedimentary research examines critical issues of national and global priority
Author(s) -
Fletcher Chip,
Anderson John,
Crook Keith A. W.,
Kaminsky George,
Larcombe Piers,
MurrayWallace Colin V.,
Sansone Frank,
Scott David B.,
Riggs Stan,
Sallenger Asbury,
Shennan Ian,
Thieler E. Robert,
Wehmiller John F.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/00eo00125
Subject(s) - sedimentary rock , asset (computer security) , population growth , geography , population , coastal hazards , environmental resource management , resource (disambiguation) , environmental protection , environmental planning , oceanography , environmental science , climate change , geology , sea level rise , environmental health , medicine , paleontology , computer security , computer science , computer network
An international conference was held recently in Honolulu, Hawaii, to examine and plan for coastal sedimentary research in the United States and globally. Participants agreed that sedimentary coastal environments constitute a critical national and global resource that suffers widespread degradation due to human impacts. Moreover, human population growth and inappropriate development in the coastal zone are escalating public asset losses due to coastal hazards and placing large numbers of communities at growing risk (Figure 1).