" Managing and Protecting Our Country's Natural Resources"
AVAILABLE DOCUMENTS

Within the CZMU's Library there is a wide cross-section of documents, reports and books all related to various aspects of integrated coastal zone management. Some of the general subject areas found in the library are listed below. Please note that this list is not exhaustive, but is intended to provide the reader with a comprehensive appreciation for the categories of material in stock in our library.

General Subject Areas Found in the CZMU Library

  • Aquaculture
  • Agriculture
  • Beaches
  • Beach Accesses
  • Beach Erosion
  • Beach Stability
  • Beach Rock
  • Bio-diversity
  • Birds
  • Climate Change
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Coastal Environments
  • Coastal Features
  • Coastal Management
  • Coral Reefs
  • Disaster Preparedness
  • Dredging
  • Dunes
  • Energy
  • Environmental Impact Assessment
  • Environmental Law
  • Environmental Management
  • Environmental Education
  • Fisheries
  • Forestry
  • Freshwater
  • Geology
  • Geomorphology
  • Groundwater
  • Global Warming
  • Hurricanes
  • Hydrographic Surveying
  • Hydraulic Research
  • Mangroves
  • Maps & Figures
  • Marine Biology
  • Marine Parks
  • Meteorology
  • Legislature
  • Oceanography
  • Physical Geography
  • Pollution
  • Sea Level
  • Sediment Production
  • Sediment Transport
  • Sea Turtles
  • Storm Risk Assessment
  • Tar Balls
  • Tourism
  • Tides
  • Town & Country Planning
  • Vegetation
  • Water Quality
  • Wetlands

Other Documents

Members of staff sit on numerous project steering committees and reports related to these projects can also be found in the library, although access to the public is restricted.

Also, the Unit has been involved in research and infrastructural projects from its inception. The availability of documents related to these projects is outlined in Table 1 below.

Table 1: Availability of Project Documents

Projects

Availability to Public

Diagnostic and Pre-Feasibility Coastal Conservation Study (1983-84) Available
Feasibility and Pre-Investment Coastal Conservation Study (1991-1995) Selected Reports Available
Coastal Conservation Programme: Phase 1 (1996-1999) Selected Reports Available
Coastal Infrastructural Programme (2002 - Present) Restricted

 Glossary of Terms
Hurricane Path or Track
Line of movement (propagation) of the eye through an area.
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