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    Guide to Best Practice in Seascape Assessment.

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    Date
    2001
    Author
    Hill, Margaret
    Briggs, John
    Minto, Peter
    Bagnall, David
    Foley, Karen
    Williams, Tony
    Status
    Published
    Pages
    68pp.
    
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    Abstract
    Seascape is a crucial element in any maritime nation’s sense of identity and culture. It has played an important part in the history and development of Ireland and Wales. The coast and the sea is a primary holiday and leisure location and is a significant asset in a nation’s recreational resource. The coast and related seascape is a finite resource under almost continual pressure for development. In both Ireland and Wales we are currently experiencing a period of exceptional change around our coasts. The response to sea level rise is generating more proposals for coastal defence works. We have seen the development of new ports and the upgrading of existing facilities, and proposals for aquaculture schemes have become more prevalent around some coasts. Energy strategies are giving rise to wind turbine projects off both coasts. We have also become more aware of how valuable and important our seascapes are to the character and identity of much of our countryside, towns and cities. With al.....
    Resource URL
    https://oar.marine.ie/handle/10793/553
    Publisher
    Marine Institute
    Dublin, Ireland
    Document Language
    en
    Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
    14.a
    Best Practice Type
    Best Practice
    Manual (incl. handbook, guide, cookbook etc)
    Spatial Coverage
    Irish Sea
    Ireland coast
    Wales coast
    Citation
    Hill, M., Briggs, J., Minto, P., Bagnall, D., Foley, K.and Williams, A. (2001) Guide to Best Practice in Seascape Assessment. Dublin, Ireland, Maritime Ireland/Wales, Marine Institute, 68pp. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.25607/OBP-1072
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    http://hdl.handle.net/11329/1578
    http://dx.doi.org/10.25607/OBP-1072
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