Small Islands: Marine Science and Sustainable Development

Title Page......Page 2
Copyright......Page 3
Contents......Page 4
Preface......Page 7
Abstract......Page 9
Introduction......Page 10
Main Results......Page 11
A Practical Problem......Page 12
Oceanographic Science in formation Required
......Page 13
Schematicus......Page 16
Conclusions......Page 18
Appendix I: Invitational Workshop Description
......Page 19
Appendix II: Workshop Program
......Page 21
Appendix III: Practicum
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Introduction......Page 26
Near Surface Currents in 1991......Page 29
ADCP/Geostrophic Sections......Page 30
Preliminary Modeling Simulations......Page 32
Discussion......Page 40
References......Page 42
Physiography......Page 44
Climate......Page 46
Hydrography......Page 53
Currents......Page 58
References......Page 62
Introduction......Page 64
Background......Page 66
Case Studies......Page 67
Conclusions......Page 75
References......Page 77
Introduction......Page 79
Physical Background......Page 80
Model of the Bay......Page 82
Results......Page 84
Application......Page 85
References......Page 89
Introduction......Page 91
Long-Term Sea Level......Page 96
Tides......Page 105
Tsunami......Page 108
Implications for Integrated Coastal Management......Page 117
Conclusions......Page 122
References......Page 124
Introduction......Page 128
Data Collection......Page 129
Numerical Models......Page 132
Case Studies at the IMA......Page 133
Equipment Pool and Staffing......Page 135
Data Analysis......Page 136
Discussion......Page 137
References......Page 138
Abstract......Page 140
Introduction......Page 141
Data......Page 142
Extreme Value Distribution......Page 147
Summary and Discussion......Page 149
Recommendations......Page 151
References......Page 152
Introduction......Page 154
Storm Surge Model......Page 155
Atmospheric Forcing......Page 156
Numerical Simulatiom......Page 158
References......Page 164
Abstract......Page 165
Introduction......Page 166
Geology and Tectonics......Page 167
Environments of Tropical Islands......Page 175
Small Tropical Islands and Sustainable Development......Page 186
References......Page 193
Islands Created by Volcanic and Tectonic Activities......Page 196
Pre-continent Islands on Passive Margins and Sea Level Changes......Page 201
Islands Created by Diapirism......Page 202
Islands Constructed by Hydrodynamic Processes and Terrigenous Input......Page 203
Special Case of Coral Reef Construction......Page 207
Conclusion......Page 208
References......Page 210
Abstract......Page 213
Island Geology- Process and Product......Page 214
Resource Management Implications and Issues......Page 221
Geological Hazards......Page 226
Conclusion: Geological Processes and Sustainable Development......Page 229
References......Page 230
Introduction......Page 233
Volcanic Islands......Page 234
Pre-Continental Islands......Page 240
Barrier Islands......Page 242
Conclusion......Page 244
References......Page 245
Introduction......Page 246
Analysis......Page 248
Discussion......Page 251
References......Page 256
Introduction......Page 258
Discussion......Page 261
References......Page 272
Abstract......Page 274
Introduction......Page 275
Analysis......Page 276
Discussion......Page 283
General Economic Analysis: Coral Reefs and Seagrass Beds......Page 287
References......Page 289
Abstract......Page 292
Materials and Methods......Page 293
Results......Page 296
Discussion......Page 301
Conclusions......Page 303
References......Page 304
Abstract......Page 306
Sources of Data......Page 307
Physical Characteristics of Small Island States......Page 309
Small Island Fisheries......Page 310
Fishery Management and Development Issues......Page 318
Fishery Research and Information Requirements......Page 319
Fisheries Oceanography in Southeastern Caribbeans Ilands: A Case History......Page 321
Conclusions......Page 324
References......Page 327
Introduction......Page 331
Discussion......Page 334
References......Page 336
Abstract......Page 337
The Environment......Page 338
Geology and Aquifers......Page 339
Ground Water Resources......Page 341
Development and Management of Water Supplies......Page 343
Discussion......Page 344
References......Page 348
Abstract......Page 349
Introduction......Page 350
Need for Scientific Information on Marine Environmeres......Page 352
Classification and Inventory of Marine Ecosystems......Page 353
Rapid Ecological Assessment of Marine Environments......Page 359
Traditional Knowledge of Marine Environments......Page 361
Conclusions and Recommendations......Page 363
References......Page 365
Annex 1: Marine Ecosystems of the Tropical Insular Pacific......Page 366
Abstract......Page 374
The Need for Planning and Management......Page 375
American Samoa Coastal Management Program and its Development a Case Study1
......Page 379
Conclusion......Page 390
References......Page 391
Introduction......Page 393
Recent Economic Performance and Sources of Caribbean Economic Activity......Page 397
Human Resources......Page 408
Environmental Management Issues......Page 414
Key Environmental Issues......Page 418
Towards a Sustainable Development Strategy......Page 422
References......Page 425
Introduction......Page 428
The Nature of the Database......Page 429
Databases at the National Level......Page 430
General Regional Statistics......Page 435
Caribbean-Wide Meta-Data Sets......Page 436
Strengths and Limitations of Caribbean In formation Sources......Page 438
Why these Databases and not Others?......Page 439
The Case For a Database on the Environment......Page 440
The Challenge Facing the Physical Oceanographer......Page 443
Introduction......Page 445
Modeling Sustainability......Page 447
Hybrid Modeling Framework......Page 448
The ISLAND Model: A Hybrid Model to Assess the Vulnerability of Low-Lying Coastal Areas and Small Islands to Climate Change and Sea Level Rise......Page 452
Decision Support Systems and Sustainable Development......Page 458
Additional Modeling Tools to "Measure" Sustainability......Page 462
Conclusions......Page 467
References......Page 469
List of Contributors......Page 472