The Irish Dune Consumer

Eastwood, David; Carter, R. W. G.

doi:10.1080/00222216.1981.11969492

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“…Elevated walkways and unvegetated surface paths are the two principal means of obtaining access to the beach through the dune. The effects of paths on biota have been well studied (Mather & Ritchie 1977; Boorman & Fuller 1977; Eastwood & Carter 1981; Andersen 1995), but the ecological consequences of raised walkways are poorly known. Raised walkover structures are visually intrusive.…”

Section: Minimizing Human Elements In the Landscapementioning

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Enhancing geomorphic and biologic functions and values on backshores and dunes of developed shores: a review of opportunities and constraints

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SUMMARYThis article identifies ways to overcome impediments to restoring natural features on developed shores where human-use functions are the dominant driving forces. Suggestions are made for (1) incorporating natural features and natural dynamism into beach nourishment projects; (2) addressing constraints in size and space; (3) reducing the impact of human actions and elements in the landscape; (4) integrating endangered species programmes; (5) overcoming impediments to implementing restoration projects; (6) conducting post-construction evaluations and actions; (7) obtaining public support; and (8) addressing regulatory issues. Beach nourishment projects can better mimic natural landforms, while protecting infrastructure and habitat, creating space for dunes, and providing sediment for dune building. Dunes can have more value as habitat if sub-environments representative of natural gradients are accommodated. Greater human effort will be required to maintain both dynamic and stable zones for habitat, and these zones may be restricted to smaller scales. Controls can be placed on human actions, such as raking the beach, driving on the beach, walking through the dune, emplacing more structures than necessary and introducing exotic vegetation for landscaping. Regulatory restrictions that now prevent environmentally friendly actions can be eased, and adaptive management and education programmes can be implemented.

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Enhancing geomorphic and biologic functions and values on backshores and dunes of developed shores: a review of opportunities and constraints

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“…Despite its centrality, however, perception has remained an elusive concept (Mitchell, 1984;Sarrinen, 1984). It is sometimes used to imply the risk assessments made by potential victims (Whyte, 1977(Whyte, , 1985; attitude to environment (Malhotra, 1979); awareness of physical process contributing to hazard (Eastwood and Carter, 1981); and identification of adjustments to hazard (Jackson, 1981 1. Sonnenfeld (1965) has argued that perception is a function of cultural background, the state of economic development, personality, personal idiosyncracies and experience.…”

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Responses to natural and man‐made hazards in Borno, Northeast Nigeria

Kolawole

1987

Disasters

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This is a study of the responses of the people of eastern Borno to the twin hazards of drought and of an irrigation project stranded by the recent low level of Lake Chad. The environmental awareness of the people has been much influenced by access to information, particularly radio. There was a perceptual dissonance; drought is discerned as a natural act of God, but lake recession is seen as man‐made. There is also a gap between responses perceived as appropriate and actual responses consequent on the constraints imposed by the process of modernization, notably the introduction of the South Chad Irrigation Project (SOP). Traditional response mechanisms involving the norm of reciprocity, the use of community resources, agricultural adaptations and sharing have become relatively insignificant in Borno. These are being replaced by emigration, lake floor cultivation and household diversification

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Small scale sediment removal from beaches in Northern Ireland: environmental impact, community perception and conservation management

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Bradshaw³

1992

Aquatic Conservation

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ABSTRACT1. Small scale sand removal (loads of 0.5 to 10 tonnes) is a persistent environmental problem on beaches within Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Northern Ireland.2. This study provides the first objective assessment of the problem in the British Isles, examining both the physical and biological impacts on the beach and the cultural background. These approaches are combined to indicate possible management strategies.3. About 5000 to 6000 tonnes of sediment (sand and gravel) was 'drawn' from the eleven beaches in the study area during 1990. The rate and magnitude of sediment removal varied between and within sites, by day of the week and by season.4. There are two direct impacts to the shoreline environment. First, over a long period, the amount of sediment removed is enough to cause serious erosion on some smaller beaches. Up to 80% of shoreline recession can be explained by sand lost through extraction. Second, extraction appears to lead to an impoverished beach fauna. More indirect impacts include the loss of aesthetic quality (important in an area reliant on tourism), disturbance of wildlife, damage to and possible reduction of access provision, and impairing the ability of the shoreline to develop foredunes. 5. The views of the coastal community are quite polarized. One group (about 55%) wish to see sand removal cease, while the remainder (45%) d o not. lnterviews with people actually taking sand suggest that they d o not see their actions as damaging the environment. 6. Several options for future management are discussed. It would appear that a management prescription for each site, backed by legislation, might relieve the problem.

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The Irish Dune Consumer

Cited by 10 publications

References 3 publications

Enhancing geomorphic and biologic functions and values on backshores and dunes of developed shores: a review of opportunities and constraints

Enhancing geomorphic and biologic functions and values on backshores and dunes of developed shores: a review of opportunities and constraints

Responses to natural and man‐made hazards in Borno, Northeast Nigeria

Small scale sediment removal from beaches in Northern Ireland: environmental impact, community perception and conservation management

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