| dc.contributor.author | Odada, Eric O. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-06-11T08:52:51Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1997 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Coastal Zone Management Imperative for Maritime Developing Nations, 303-317. | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/31325 | |
| dc.description.abstract | More than half of the world's population lives within 60 km of the
shoreline and in Africa trends in population growth indicate that
these numbers could rise to· 75 % by the next century. In many
parts of Africa the coastal resources have been over exploited and the
fragile coastal and marine ecosystems have been severely degraded and
their productivity reduced by unregulated human activities. Lack of
understanding of the coastal and marine environment and its interaction
with terrestrial and oceanic processes, as well as ineffective planning and
management have exacerbated the situation. In this paper, the present
status and trends of coastal zone development in the African region are
examined and existing capabilities to implement sustainable development
strategies is evaluated. | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.title | African Coastal Areas and their Management for Sustainable Development | en |
| dc.type | Article | en |
| local.publisher | Department of Geology, University of Nairobi, | en |
