Coastal wetland management: A rating system for potential engineering interventions

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 75, Issue , 2015, Pages 195-198

  Miloshis, M ^a   Fairfield, C A ^a  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coastal wetlands; Cost; Engineering; Freshwater wetlands; Management; Saline intrusion; Sea level rise

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGY; ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT; SEA LEVEL; SHORE PROTECTION; WATER; WETLANDS;

COASTAL WETLANDS; ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING; FRESHWATER WETLANDS; NORTHERN TERRITORIES; SALINE INTRUSION; SEA LEVEL RISE; SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP; TRADITIONAL ENGINEERINGS;

COST ENGINEERING;

COASTAL PROTECTION; COASTAL WETLAND; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; COST ANALYSIS; ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING; FRESHWATER; SALINE INTRUSION; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; STAKEHOLDER; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA; MARY RIVER; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

EID: 84949116172     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2014.12.002     Document Type: Article

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