Coastal Management
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Syllabus links:
Marine and Aquaculture Technology 7-10
Leisure - Module 38 Tourism
The need for coastal management
Students:
– sedimentation
– over-exploitation of resources
– introduced species
Methods of coastal management
Students:
Marine and Aquaculture Technology 7-10
Leisure - Module 38 Tourism
The need for coastal management
Students:
- identify renewable and non-renewable resources that are found along our coast
- discuss the impact of Australia’s growing population and its concentration along the coastline
- describe the impact of environmental and human activity on the coast, for example:
– sedimentation
– over-exploitation of resources
– introduced species
- describe the significance of engaging with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples in coastal management processes, for example
- identify industries that rely either directly or indirectly on the coastal environments
- describe waste disposal methods used both locally and globally
- investigate a canal development to check water quality and circulation
Methods of coastal management
Students:
- identify laws and regulations for river and ocean use that balance care for the environment with human needs
- map a sand dune formation and identify areas prone to blow-outs
- collect and germinate seeds of dune-stabilising plants
- collect data to monitor a specific local problem, for example:
- research the impact of siltation on NSW river systems
- discuss the ethical considerations of the access to and the use of both renewable and non-renewable resources
- investigate a sewage treatment works to study processing methods
