Asian and Pacific Coasts 2003

This book presents the experience of coastal and port engineering development, as well as coastal environmental problems, in Asian and Pacific countries. It also provides information and promotes technological progress and activities, international technical transfer and cooperation, and opportunities for engineers and researchers to maintain and improve scientific and technical competence. The subject areas are not limited to the classical topics of coastal engineering but are extended to related fields, including environments, marine ecology, coastal oceanography, fishery, etc. Contents:Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise: Challenges to Coastal Science and Engineering (N Mimura)Visualization of Tidal Oscillation in the Taiwan Strait (W J Juang et al.)Comparison and Characterization of Bottom Mounted Wave Directional System (T Nagai et al.)Study of the Effect of Harbor Shapes on Wave Induced Oscillations (A B Derun & M Isobe)Long-Term Shoreline Changes Using Aerial Photos on the Namhangjin Coast (S Jung et al.)Analysis of Chloride Ion Penetration in Marine Concrete Structure (S H Han & W S Park)Research on Influence of Hangzhou Bay Major Bridge to Qiantang Bore (S Xiong et al.)Field Observation of Water Environment in Ariake Bay (Y Koibuchi & I Isobe)Present Situation of Coastal Protection System in Island Countries in the South Pacific (P Vanualailai & N Mimura)Remote Sensing of Chlorophyll Concentration in a Bay from Landsat TM Data (S Aoki)and other papers Readership: Graduate students, academics, researchers, consulting engineers and industrialists (construction and fishery) in ocean engineering, fish and marine biology, and oceanography. Keywords:Coastal Oceanography;Coastal Meteorology;Coastal Sediments;Coastal and Harbor Structures;Coastal Fishery;Coastal Environments;Marine Ecology;Coastal Zone Management