1. Issues in Australian Environments Research Action Project
Mr Daly
Saturday, 15 September 2018
WALT: The nature, impacts and responses by individuals, groups and governments to Coastal Management.
Task 1
Issues in Australian Environments
Research Action Project
Date
Week 9 Term 1
Course Outcomes
5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.5
30%
Today
Revisit Last Lesson
Coastal Management

2. Coastal Management Mr Daly The nature of Coastal Management
Saturday, 15 September 2018
The nature of Coastal Management
Over time, people have realised that coastal management requires an understanding of the processes that affect coastal environments.
The Australian coastline is a resource under pressure due to human activity that is changing the natural processes that have formed and shaped the coastal environment over thousands of years.
Issues in coastal environments centre around managing human alterations to natural processes and repairing damage.

6. Answer questions 1-3 on page 217
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Coastal Management
Saturday, 15 September 2018
RetroActive 2
Read page 216 and 217
Answer questions 1-3 on page 217

7. To manage the coast sustainably we need to understand:
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The impacts of Coastal Management
Saturday, 15 September 2018
To manage the coast sustainably we need to understand:
The coastal environment and the effect of physical processes
The effect of human activities within the coastal zone
The different perspectives of coastal users
How to achieve a balance between conservation and development
How decisions are made about the ways in which coasts will be used
How to evaluate the success of individuals, groups and the levels of governments in managing coastal issues.

8. Coastal Management Mr Daly Things that affect and erode our Coastline
Saturday, 15 September 2018
Things that affect and erode our Coastline
Housing and Development
When humans attempt to use these areas for housing, this natural cycle is interrupted and sand banks become depleted. Over time, this has destroyed many of Australia's beautiful beaches. Cliff-top housing is also dangerous because of its interference with these natural processes
Ports and Marinas
Stone breakwaters stretching far out to sea are also constructed around ports and marinas to reduce the impact of waves and tidal fluctuations. This has the negative consequence of hindering natural erosion and mineral deposition processes

9. Coastal Management Mr Daly Things that affect and erode our Coastline
Saturday, 15 September 2018
Things that affect and erode our Coastline
Stormwater run-off and Pollution
Vast areas of land covered in concrete and bitumen, particularly in large cities, generate an enormous amount of contaminated stormwater and rainwater run-off. This pollutes our waterways and damages fragile coastal ecosystems.
Sand Mining
Australia has the world's largest Economic Demonstrated Resource (EDR) of these mineral sands and they are an important source of export earnings. Their extraction, however, requires the quarrying of beaches, which disrupts the natural cycles that form sand banks and destroys the habitats of many plants and animals.

10. Coastal Management Mr Daly Things that affect and erode our Coastline
Saturday, 15 September 2018
Things that affect and erode our Coastline
Recreation and Tourism
The use of sand dune for recreational purposes, such as 4WD use, damages the sand dune formation, destroys flora and scares away fauna. Excessive boating activities in river mouths and estuaries has also led to extensive erosion of river banks and vegitation

11. Coastal Management Mr Daly
Saturday, 15 September 2018
The responses by individuals, groups and governments to Coastal Management
The NSW Government created the NSW Government’s Coastline Management Manual in 1990.
This document stated that NSW local councils were obligated to set up;
A Committee to help maintain and investigate the local Coastline
Prepare and conduct and investigation of how we use and what hazards face the local Coastline

12. What can we do to improve our Coastline?
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What can we do to improve our Coastline?
Improve and only using pathways designated for walking or driving.
Plant more flora around beaches to strengthen and maintain current sand levels
Restrict new developments on and around beaches
Educate the community on how they can assist in maintaining our Coastlines
Provide incentives for research into coastal management strategies
Provide financial incentives for councils maintaining their coastlines
Saturday, 15 September 2018

13. Individuals and Groups
The responses by individuals, groups and governments to Coastal Management
Individuals and Groups
Local Government
State Government
Federal Government
Raise awareness
Use Pathways
Donate time/money
Invest in Coastline rejuvenation
Make awareness campaigns
Improve public transport
Limit development
Fund Research
Promote Awareness
Activity:
Create a Poster that you would place on Stockton Beach raising awareness about how we, student on RTHS, can improve our Coastline
On a whole page state your ideas, draw pictures, use colour.