Coastal management in the Persian Gulf region within the framework of the ROPME programme of action

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 556-565

  Nadim, Farhad ^a   Bagtzoglou, Amvrossios C ^a   Iranmahboob, Jamshid ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b EBARA Technology Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ENGINEERING; COASTAL ZONES; EARTH SCIENCES; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; FOOD PRESERVATION; GAS INDUSTRY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MANAGEMENT; NATURAL GAS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PLANNING; POLLUTION; REGIONAL PLANNING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WEIGHT CONTROL;

BAHRAIN; COASTAL MANAGEMENT; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; ECONOMICAL GROWTH; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS; GULF REGION; INTEGRATED COASTAL MANAGEMENT (ICM); LITTORAL STATES; MARINE ENVIRONMENTS; MARINE GEOLOGY; MEMBER STATES; MIDDLE EAST; MILITARY CONFLICTS; MONITOR (CO); NATIONAL LEGISLATION; NATURAL GAS RESERVES; PERSIAN GULF; PERSIAN GULF REGION; POLLUTION PREVENTION (PP); RAPID GROWTH; SAUDI ARABIA; TECHNICAL STAFF; TO MANY; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE);

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MARINE POLLUTION; OIL SUPPLY; POLLUTION CONTROL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARABIAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN; PERSIAN GULF;

EID: 48349132319     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2008.04.007     Document Type: Article

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