Roger H Charlier
Biographic Data
| ID | 8853164 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Roger H Charlier |
| GIVEN NAMES | Roger H |
| FAMILY NAME | Charlier |
| SIGNATURE | CHARLIER R H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Vrije Universiteit Brussel |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 66 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 66 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1970 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Life cycle of ports
The analysis of a port in terms of a life cycle combines causal historical evolution of the harbour with examination of its occurring or potential renascence. The paper consists of three parts: a brief survey of the port life cycle concept, case studies of samples of major ports and a rapid look at several ports stressing causes of decline, dereliction and rebirth. Concluding considerations focus on the utility of life cycle analysis
Understanding Renewable Energy Systems
Atlas thématique de l'environment marin de la baie de Douarnenez
De uitbating van de oceanen. Een driedimensionele visie
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by Allison Arieff and B. Burkhart with Adrienne Arieff, D. Bishop and I.R. Edwards, Taschen GmBH, Koln, 352 pp., hardcover, £8.99 (ISBN 9783836501903). This book sets perhaps a record for having th
Morpho‐bathymetry of the Mediterranean Sea
Editions Ifremer, BP 70, 29280 Plouzane, France (Fax +02 98 22 45 86; Email: [email protected]), 2005, 2 maps. €30.00 (ISBN 2844331475). Swath mapping of the Mediterranean Sea is being progressiv
Tidal Dynamics
The Orphan Tsunami of 1700. Japanese Clues to a Parent Earthquake in North America
[Title in Japanese: The Orphan Tsunami of the Genroku Era], in English and in Japanese, by B.F. Atwater, S. Musumi‐Rokkaku, K. Satake, Y. Tsuji, K. Ueda and D.K. Yamaguchi, US Geological Survey, Re
Mangroves and Halophytes. Restoration and Utilisation
The Environment in Asia Pacific Harbours
edited by Eric Wolanski, Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 2006; prefaces from Malcolm Fraser and David Pugh. XX + 497 pp., ill., maps, index, references. CD‐ROM included, hardback, 16×25cm, [e
Dynamics of Coastal Systems
Icho‐VIII, ‘The History of Oceanography in the Mediterranean’
Renewable Energy. A Global Review of Technologies, Policies and Markets
Maritime Heritage and Modern Ports
The Sun, Earth and Moon. Festschrift in Honor of Rhodes W. Fairbridge’s 90th Birthday
"The Sun, Earth and Moon. Festschrift in Honor of Rhodes W. Fairbridge’s 90th Birthday." , 66(6), p. 799
How Brittany and Florida coasts cope with green tides
Although the direct involvement of nitrogen and phosphorus has been shown, eutrophication remains poorly managed to this day. The excessive growth of some opportunist seaweeds is the consequence in coastal ecosystems close to agricultural or strongly urbanized and industrialized zones. In Brittany, a leading tourist region of France, green tides set down on the beaches big quantities of Ulva, of which some 100,000 m3 are harvested annually, with …
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Modifications morphologiques chez certains pins résultant de changements du milieu
L’influence du changement climatique, et de l’amincissement de la couche d’ozone, sur certaines espèces d’arbres, en particulier des pins, a été mise en doute par certains. Cependant les observations que nous avons faites semblent établir le contraire. En effet l’examen de quelques 670.000 pommes de pin ont révélé l’augmentation constante du nombre de grains de pollen à pointes multiples. Des modifications morphologiques pourraient donc être dues…
Vulnerability of coastal environments to land use and abuse
The Atlantic coastal zone of subtropical southeast Florida supports nearly 7 million inhabitants. Since the mid‐19th century urbanization intensified along the shore and spread westward into freshwater marshlands. Population densities approaching 2500 persons per km−2 and dredge and fill operations to create urban land in western marshes has degraded coastal environments bringing environmental sustainability into question. Efforts to maintain env…
Macroalgal Population Explosion And Water Purification - Survey, Assessment And Prognosis
Algal resources, their use and potential, have been investigated, but recent changes in marine benthic vegetation and the effects of eutrophication have also been using - the subject of investigation and concern. Solutions to these problems could lead to using, in some sites and under specific conditions, blooms in the prevention of further deterioration of coastal water quality. In addition, the urgent need to protect marine ecosystems may lead …
Impact on the Coastal Environment of Marine Aggregates Mining
The higher demand for construction materials and the depletion of land sources, coupled with sterner environmental restrictions, led suppliers to turn to the sea, particularly to the near-shore areas. Several of these mining operations are illegal, many are damaging for the coastal and off-shore environment, some are threatening coast lines including in such sensitive areas as the coral reefs. A case study is examined for Australia
Coastal environment
Were one to believe the popular press an eventual shortage of food can be solved by tapping the inexhaustible supplies of the ocean. This fallacy has been exposed frequently, yet, the ocean can provide reasonable and sustainable quantities of food. The question may be raised whether among the edible reserves humans can consume algae which abound. Many myths surround consumption of algae and, particularly in the Western world, algae constitute a q…
Hazardous goods and their environmental impact
The paper reviews the problems generated by transportation, handling and storing of hazardous goods in harbours and their surroundings. It expands on the heretofore narrow topic of direct dangers and consequences for the environment and examines secondary effects and potential remedies
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Pollution problems give the earth a chance
Electric narrow gauge railroads near highways are torn up to provide space for exhaust‐spewing buses. New apartments and hotels are added to seaside resorts to increase the amount of unfiltered sewage in the sea. Venice and Bruges discharge untreated human faeces into the canals sailed by oblivious tourists, while Europe heralds with joy the era of the plastic container but no new dumps. Totally ignorant of the environmental disaster to which Ame…
The budding environmental clean‐up (a viewpoint)
Progress has certainly been made since pollution awareness of the public has grown over the last three years. In many countries and in several domains, far more severe standards have been enacted to safeguard against further fouling of the environment, and efforts have been made to clean up the already created mess. Some solutions, some proposals, some ideas are briefly outlined in this paper. The paper is divided into two parts: in the first one…
The budding environmental clean‐up (a viewpoint)
Part I of this paper discussed the complex factors and their interaction which influence environmental changes. It focused on the extent and urgency to counteract pollution lest the future generations inherit a polluted world beset by energy, resources and food shortages, and by problems of decaying cities and economic failure. The world‐wide concern about environmental deterioration, spurred on by public outcry, has brought about punitive action…
Coastal belt tourism, economic development and environmental impact
The modern tourist explosion is having a profound effect on the natural environment of the Belgian coast. Combined with the effects of fast-moving technical and economic development, tourism may damage the better part of the amenities for which it exists. Fortunately, tourism reflects such deep-felt human needs that it is itself becoming the most active agent of scientific protection of the environment
Tourism and coastal environment
Since times immemorial, man has modified his physical environment; it is a pressing matter, today, that such changes be henceforth made within the framework of a concerted land planning program. This is particularly necessary where estuaries, coasts, and littoral fringe are concerned. The geologist is called upon to play a primordial role in coastal regions management and planning. He or she must be included in the specialists team whose task it …
Oceans and electrical power (part I)
What could replace our exhausting fossil fuels? The nuclear solution has generated considerable controversy and land opposition. Atomic fusion is by no means close to implementation; direct solarenergy is abundant, but its conversion at an acceptable cost has not been as yet developed. Geothermal energy has been tapped, but it is only locally available and is non‐renewable. In the first of this two‐part paper, alternative ocean‐sources of energy …
Oceans and electrical power
The first part of this paper focused on the potential energy that could be extracted from salinity an'd thermal differences in the oceans; possibilities of converting marine biomass into an energy source were likewise examined. Closest to implementation are apparently schemes to harness thermal differences and wave energy. Tidal power is already producing energy in France, U.S.S.R. and China. Of all potential sources of energy found in the ocean,…
Study of management and economic conflicts in the coastal zone (Part I)
It has been a common occurrence, over the last decades, for conflicts and competition to develop, among existing and potential users of the coastal zone. An agonizing choice has been forced in many instances upon governing bodies, even private enterprises, involving frequently considerable economic, social and ecological impact. The increasing economic importance of the coastal zone and the growing pressures to which it is subjected create an urg…
Ocean utilization and economic conflicts in the coastal zone (Part 2)
In part 1 of this paper (Int. J. Envir. Studies, 26, No. 3) the authors examined factors bearing upon the knowledge and management of the coastal zone. This included a review of pollution and its management and abatement. Tasks problems facing the coastal zone management team were outlined. In this follow-up study, the specific case of unconsolidated coasts is examined, particularly stressing coastal erosion; counteraction is often indicated and …
Beach protection and restoration Part II
In Part I (Vide previous issue) the authors underscored the world‐wide character of coastal erosion and particularly the shrinking of beaches. If nature is the causal agent, man clearly enhances the process. To counter the steady encroachment of the sea upon the land, several protective devices have been placed along the shores. Some of these were even conceived as means to bring about sand accretion in specific sites. The results have been overa…
Beach protection and restoration part I
Coastal erosion is a world‐wide occurrence, principally along sea shores but also seen along many lake shorelines. It has been reported in the literature for several decades that it entails considerable economic consequences, for instance endangers valuable properties. The rise in water level is a major cause of the phenomenon, but anthropic actions have also played an important part. Stopping coastal erosion and halting shoreline retreat is cons…
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Algae—resource or scourge? Part II—economics and environment
Part 1 (in the previous issue of the journal) dealt with energy from marine algal forms, while part 2 is concerned with their economics and environment. Aquaculture has become well implanted, particularly in Asia where it has led to economic success. It has gained a good foothold in Europe, while lagging behind in the United States. Algae can, apparently, play a larger role in industrial and energy needs. There is, however, another aspect of alga…
Heavy metals sediments pollution in estuarine and coastal waters
Pollution by heavy metals in estuarine and coastal sedimentary complexes has assumed such proportions that its study is urgent. The task belongs jointly to geologists and chemists. Environmental impact is not limited to the waters, nor to the immediate bottom surface. The paper examines recent developments in analysis techniques going back some ten years. Decomposition of sample proceedings are compared to other methods. Grain size effects and no…
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Water for the desert—a viewpoint
The dwindling water resources combined with climatological conditions which severely affected several areas of the world, particularly those where subsistence agriculture and nomadic animal husbandry are the mainstay of the way‐of‐life, require immediate action. Some schemes have been proposed which at first sight were to be considered engineers' dreams. From seawater conversion, to iceberg towing and long distance piping, solutions are edging fr…
Algae — resource or scourge
In the quest for new sources of energy, renewed interest and consideration has been given to seaweed. Their biomass is large, and development of marine farms could conceivably be economically advantageous and environmentally tolerable. Large seaweeds are dominant in most shallow coastal waters; various species have been gathered and/or cultivated. Emphasis in Part I is placed on kelp. Marine farms could be more productive than natural ecosystems.…
An environmental purpose artificial island off Belgium
Processing municipal and industrial wastes on land and particularly near inhabited centra has met with increased opposition. An apparent remedy to the problem is the establishment of such facilities offshore, hence various projects to build them on artificial islands. The paper examines a concrete proposal to locate such an island offshore from the Belgian Coast. Oceanographic and environmental aspects of the site are discussed, construction meth…
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Ocean non‐living resources
The study of the development of the use and exploitation of non‐living ocean resources requires a complex consideration of economic and historical factors, of legal and environmental issues, and, in contemporary settings of communication theory and use‐conflicts dilemmas. Emphasis in economic, albeit economic‐geographic, studies pertaining to the marine domain has traditionally been placed on fisheries—including, lately, mariculture—and on hydroc…
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Coastal environment
Seaweed has proved to be both a potential resource and a problem for coastal areas. In the framework of the European Communities, a scientific commission was created some 8 years ago, in order to address the matter of seaweed bioconversion in Europe. A book, recently published, represents a fair review and survey of seaweed as a resource in Europe. The matter of seaweed problems and expanded use is now under study in a new programme. This paper t…
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