Handbook : Unit informationEdith Cowan University

Faculty of Regional Professional Studies (Bunbury)

School: Regional Professional Studies

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• Unit Title

  Coastal Zone Management

• Unit Code

  SST3130

• Year

  2015

• Enrolment Period

  1

• Version

  1

• Credit Points

  15

• Full Year Unit

  N

• Mode of Delivery

  On Campus
  Online

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Description

Coastal management issues and approaches are investigated in this unit. Topics such as coastal system dynamics, catchment to coast, coastal planning management roles and responsibilities, sustainable coastal management and human impact on the coastal zone are considered. Physical properties of beaches and the adjacent neritic zone are also studied. While much of the focus of this unit is on the Western Australian seashore, national and global coastal management are also deliberated. A fieldwork study involving sand dune restoration is an essential component of the unit assessment.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded SST3122

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. Appraise the implications of planning policy concerned with the environmental issues affecting the coastal environment.
2. Describe the impact of human interactions on the coastal system.
3. Determine the problems underlying the adoption and implementation of integrated coastal zone management.
4. Discuss the significance of the coastal zone.
5. Evaluate key issues affecting the coastal zone.
6. Explain the dynamic nature of the coastal zone.
7. Explain the implications of coastal erosion and sea level changes.
8. Justify the approach known as marine natural resource management.

Unit Content

1. Anthropogenic response to the changing coastal zone.
2. Coastal processes.
3. Coastal zone significance to Australian Indigenous culture.
4. Estuaries.
5. Geographe Bay.
6. Government roles and responsibilities and issues concerned with coastal management.
7. Sand dune restoration and conservation.
8. The Australian coast.
9. The Cape Leeuwin / Cape Naturaliste coastline.
10. The significance of the coastal zone.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, tutorials and project based fieldwork. Student collaboration and teamwork is an essential aspect of the fieldwork learning process.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

Text References

• Beatley, T., Brower,D. & Schwab, A. (2002). An Introduction to Coastal Zone Management . Washington DC: Island Press.
• Brown, E. & Colling, A. (2002). Waves, tides and shallow water processes. Milton Keynes: Open University Press.
• Carter, R.W.G. (2002). Coastal environments. California: Academic Press.
• Trujillo, A. P. & Thurman, H. V. (2014). Essentials of oceanography. New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
• Harvey, N. & Caton, B. (2003). Coastal management in Australia. South Melbourne: Oxford University Press.
• Komar, P.D. (2000). Beach processes and sedimentation. New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
• Short, A.D. (2006). Beaches of the Western Australian coast: Eucla to Roebuck Bay. Sydney: Sydney University Press.
• Garrison, T. (2012). Oceanography. Belmont USA: Thompson.

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