Effectiveness of land management measures to reduce coastal georisks, eastern Québec, Canada

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 290-301

  Drejza, Susan ^a   Bernatchez, Pascal ^a,b   Dugas, Clermont ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^b CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE CAPACITY; AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS; BUILT ENVIRONMENT; COASTAL AREA; COASTAL COMMUNITIES; COASTAL EVOLUTION; COASTAL HAZARDS; COASTAL LANDS; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; GENERAL PUBLICS; GEOHAZARDS; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; IN-BUILDINGS; LAND MANAGEMENTS; LAND USE PLANNING; LIMITED RISK; PROPERTY OWNERS; PROTECTIVE STRUCTURES; RISK REDUCTIONS; RISK TAKING; TOURISM INDUSTRY;

BUILDINGS; COASTAL ENGINEERING; COASTAL ZONES; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ECONOMICS; EROSION; HAZARDS; LAND USE; PHOTOGRAPHY; PLANNING; RATING; ZONING;

LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; GIS; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND USE PLANNING; TOURISM MARKET;

CANADA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 79951678697     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2011.01.001     Document Type: Article

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