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The use of remote sensing and GIS in the sustainable management of tropical coastal ecosystems Dahdouh-Guebas, F. (2002). The use of remote sensing and GIS in the sustainable management of tropical coastal ecosystems. Environ. Dev. Sustain. 4(2): 93-112. https://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1020887204285 In: Environment, Development and Sustainability. Springer Science+Business Media: London; Dordrecht; Boston. ISSN 1387-585X; e-ISSN 1573-2975, meer Ook verschenen in: Dahdouh-Guebas, F. (Ed.) (2002). Remote sensing and GIS in the sustainable management of tropical coastal ecosystems. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 4(2). Kluwer Academic: Dordrecht. 144 pp., meer

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VLIZ: Open Marine Archive 30815 [ download pdf ]

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Coastal zone Conservation > Resource conservation Countries > Developing countries Degradation > Environmental degradation Ecosystem resilience Environments > Tropical environment Flora > Weeds > Marine organisms > Seaweeds > Sea grass Information systems > GIS Management > Ecosystem management > Coastal zone management Management > Environment management Man-induced effects Monitoring > Environmental monitoring Population characteristics > Population structure Population dynamics Prediction Protection > Environmental protection Reefs > Biogenic deposits > Coral reefs Remote sensing Restoration Sustainability > Sustainable development Sustainable development Tropical environments Water bodies > Inland waters > Wetlands > Swamps > Mangrove swamps Marien/Kust; Brak water

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Dahdouh-Guebas, F., meer

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Abstract

The sustainable use and management of important tropical coastal ecosystems (mangrove forests, seagrass beds and coral reefs) cannot be done without understanding the direct and indirect impacts of man. The ecosystem’s resilience and recovery capacity following such impacts must be determined. The efficacy of mitigation measures must also be considered. Remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS) are excellent tools to use in such studies. This paper reviews the state of the art and application of these tools in tropical coastal zones, and illustrates their relevance in sustainable development. It highlights a selected number of remote sensing case-studies on land cover patterns, population structure and dynamics, and stand characteristics from South-East Asia, Africa and South-America, with a particular emphasis on mangroves. It further shows how remote sensing technology and other scientific tools can be integrated in long-term studies, both retrospective and predictive, in order to anticipate degradation and to take mitigating measures at an early stage. The paper also highlights the guidelines for sustainable management that can result from remote sensing and GIS studies, and identifies existent gaps and research priorities. There is a need for more comprehensive approaches that deal with new remote sensing technologies and analysis in a GIS-environment, and that integrate findings collected over longer periods with the aim of prediction. It is also imperative to collect and integrate data from different disciplines. These are essential in the spirit of sustainable development and management, particularly in developing countries, which are often more vulnerable to environmental degradation.

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