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Coast Protection Districts: Studies and Management Plans

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Eyre Coast Protection District

Short AD, Fotheringham DG & Buckley RC 1986, Coastal Morphodynamics and Holocene Evolution of the Eyre Peninsula Coast, South Australia, Coastal Studies Unit Technical Report No. 86/2, Department of Geography, University of Sydney.

Cover, Preface, Acknowledgments and Table of Contents (300Kb PDF)
1. Introduction (100Kb PDF)
2. Environmental Parameters (650Kb PDF)
3. Coastal Geomorphology (3.1Mb PDF)
4. Coastal Provinces (6.5Mb PDF)
5. References (250Kb PDF)
6. Appendices (1.8Mb PDF)

Short AD, Fotheringham DG & Buckley RC 1986, Morphodynamic, Hazard and Development Impact Assessment of the Eyre Coast Protection District, report prepared for the Coast Protection Board, Adelaide.

Cover and Table of Contents (200Kb PDF)
1. Introduction (100Kb PDF)
2. Issues and Recommendations (400Kb PDF)
3. Environmental Parameters (550Kb PDF)
4. Coastal Geomorphology – Overview (1.1Mb PDF)
5. Morphodynamic Assessment (2.4Mb PDF)
6. Hazard and Coastal Development Impact Assessment (2.1Mb PDF)
7. Significant Geological and Geomorphological Sites (100Kb PDF)
8. References (150Kb PDF)
9. Acknowledgments (50Kb PDF)
Additional Maps, Figures and Tables (1.0Mb PDF)

Department for Environment and Heritage 2001, Beach and Shoreline Monitoring Program – Eyre Coast Protection District, Analysis Period 1986 to 2000, Technical Report No. 2001/1, prepared by A Eaton, D Fotheringham and R Cole for the Coast Protection Board, Adelaide.

Beach and Shoreline Monitoring Program – Eyre Coast Protection District, Analysis Period 1986 to 2000 (1.7Mb PDF)

Fleurieu Coast Protection District

Coast Protection Board 1984, Fleurieu Coast Protection District Management Plan, Coast Protection Board, Adelaide.

Cover and Table of Contents (400Kb PDF)
1. Explanatory Statement (900Kb PDF)
2. General Policies (2.4Mb PDF)
3. Fleurieu Coast Protection District (1.9Mb PDF)
Appendix – Fleurieu Coast Protection District Maps (650Kb PDF)

South Australian Research and Development Institute and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources 1996, Biological Resource Assessment of the Murray Mouth Estuary, prepared by K Edyvane, P Carvalho, K Evans, D Fotheringham, M Kinloch & D McGlennon for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Adelaide, and the Australian Nature Conservation Society, Canberra.

Cover, Acknowledgments, Executive Summary and Table of Contents (750Kb PDF)
1. Introduction (600Kb PDF)
2. Conclusions and Recommendations of the Aquatic Biological Resource Assessment Workshop (100Kb PDF)
3. Preliminary Aquatic Biological Survey of the Murray Mouth Estuary (1.8Mb PDF)
4. Management Issues of the Murray Mouth Estuary (2.4Mb PDF)
5. Research Needs and Management Recommendations (450Kb PDF)
Bibliography (300Kb PDF)
Appendices (100Kb PDF)

Kangaroo Island Coast Protection District

Short AD & Fotheringham DG 1986, Coastal Morphodynamics and Holocene Evolution of the Kangaroo Island Coast, South Australia, Coastal Studies Unit Technical Report No. 86/1, University of Sydney.

Cover, Table of Contents and Preface (250Kb PDF)
1. Introduction (100Kb PDF)
2. Environmental Parameters (550Kb PDF)
3. Coastal Morphodynamic Models (1.7Mb PDF)
4. The Coastal Provinces – Morphodynamics and Evolution (4.3Mb PDF)
5. References (200Kb PDF)
6. Appendices (1.0Mb PDF)

Social and Ecological Assessment 1986, Flora and Fauna of the Kangaroo Island Coast, report prepared for the Coast Protection Board, Adelaide.

Cover, Acknowledgments and Table of Contents (250Kb PDF)
1. Background to the Study (100Kb PDF)
2. The Study Brief (50Kb PDF)
3. Definition of the Study Area (150Kb PDF)
4. Native Vegetation and Floristics of Kangaroo Island (1.4Mb PDF)
5. Conservation Status of the Natural Vegetation on the Coast of Kangaroo Island (800Kb PDF)
6. Fauna (750Kb PDF)
7. Management of the Nature Conservation Values of the Kangaroo Island Coast (400Kb PDF)
8. Bibliography (400Kb PDF)
Appendices (2.0Mb PDF)

Department of Environment and Planning 1987, Kangaroo Island Coast Protection District Study Report, prepared for the Coast Protection Board, Adelaide.

Cover, Foreword, Acknowledgments and Table of Contents (200Kb PDF)
1. Introduction and Summary (200Kb PDF)
2. Environmental Parameters (450Kb PDF)
3. Morphodynamic Assessment (2.5Mb PDF)
4. Natural Resources (1.5Mb PDF)
5. Cultural Heritage (300Kb PDF)
6. Tourism (350Kb PDF)
7. Development and Land Use
     7.1 Introduction (250Kb PDF)
     7.2 Province 1 – The North East Coast (3.0Mb PDF)
     7.3 Province 2 – The South and West Coasts (1.1Mb PDF)
     7.4 Province 3 – The North Coast (1.1Mb PDF)
     7.5 Coastal Development – Overview (150Kb PDF)
     7.6 References (50Kb PDF)
8. Kangaroo Island Coast Protection District (50Kb PDF)
Appendices (1.2Mb PDF)

Metropolitan Coast Protection District

Coast Protection Board 1982, Metropolitan Coast Protection District: Management Plan, Coast Protection Board, Adelaide.

Cover and Table of Contents (450Kb PDF)
1. Explanatory Statement (800Kb PDF)
2. General Policies (2.4Mb PDF)
3. Metropolitan Coast Protection District (1.6Mb PDF)

Department of Environment and Planning 1984, Adelaide Coast Protection Strategy Review, report prepared by A Wynne for the Coast Protection Board, Adelaide.

Adelaide Coast Protection Strategy Review (4.8Mb PDF)

Department of Environment and Natural Resources 1994, A Vegetation Survey of Barker Inlet, Gulf St Vincent, South Australia, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Adelaide.

Cover and Table of Contents (450Kb PDF)
Introduction, Environmental Parameters and Study Area (1.0Mb PDF)
Methodology and Vegetation Description (2.0Mb PDF)
Floristic Analysis of Salt Marsh Vegetation (1.0Mb PDF)
Management Issues and Recommendations (1.2Mb PDF)
References and Appendix 1 (700Kb PDF)
Barker Inlet Vegetation Mapping (250Kb PDF)

Department of Environment and Natural Resources 1997, Report of the Review of the Management of Adelaide's Metropolitan Beaches, prepared by the reference group appointed by the Minister for Environment and Natural Resources, the Hon. David Wotton, MP, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Adelaide.

Cover, Introductory Diagrams and Table of Contents (450Kb PDF)
1. Introduction (200Kb PDF)
2. Executive Summary (300Kb PDF)
3. Main Report and Recommendations (2.8Mb PDF)
4. Appendices
     4.1 Profiles of Reference Group Members (100Kb PDF)
     4.2 Summary of Public Submissions and Responses to Questionnaire (1.5Mb PDF)
     4.3 Summary and Recommendations of Adelaide Beach Replenishment Dredging Study (200Kb PDF)
     4.4 Technical Support Information (600Kb PDF)
     4.5 Coastline No. 29 – The Value of the Adelaide Beaches (600Kb PDF)

Department for Environment and Heritage 2005, Adelaide's Living Beaches Technical Report, prepared for the Coast Protection Board, Adelaide.

Adelaide's Living Beaches Technical Report (4.4Mb PDF)

Department for Environment and Heritage 2005, Recreational Beach Width for Adelaide's Metropolitan Beaches, Technical Report 2005/02, prepared by the Coastal Protection Branch for the Coast Protection Board, Adelaide.

Recreational Beach Width for Adelaide's Metropolitan Beaches (1.1Mb PDF)
Appendix A: Changes in recreational beach width at each profile location over time (1.1Mb PDF)

South East Coast Protection District

Short AD & Hesp PA 1980, Coastal Engineering and Morphodynamic Assessment of the Coast Within the South East Coast Protection District, South Australia, report prepared for the Coast Protection Board, Adelaide.

Cover and Table of Contents (150Kb PDF)
1. Introduction (100Kb PDF)
2. Major Recommendations (100Kb PDF)
3. Environmental Parameters (550Kb PDF)
4. Coastal Morphodynamic Assessment
     4.1 Introduction (100Kb PDF)
     4.2 Province 1, Encounter to Lacapede Bay (1.3Mb PDF)
     4.3 Province 2, The Dunerock Coast (1.8Mb PDF)
     4.4 Province 3, The Limestone Coast (700Kb PDF)
5. Coastal Engineering Assessment and Recommendations
     5.1 Introduction (250Kb PDF)
     5.2 Province 1, Encounter to Lacapede Bay (550Kb PDF)
     5.3 Province 2, The Dunerock Coast (3.6Mb PDF)
     5.4 Province 3, The Limestone Coast (650Kb PDF)
6. Summary of Coastal Morphodynamics and Engineering Assessment (300Kb PDF)
Acknowledgments (50Kb PDF)
References (100Kb PDF)
Appendices (1.4Mb PDF)

Urban and Environmental Planning Group 1982, South East Coast Protection District Study Report, prepared for the Coast Protection Board, Adelaide.

Cover, Preface and Table of Contents (500Kb PDF)
1. Summary and Recommendations (600Kb PDF)
2. Introduction (200Kb PDF)
3. Legislative and Management Responsibilities (250Kb PDF)
4. Physical Environment (950Kb PDF)
5. Terrestrial Biota (700Kb PDF)
6. Marine Biota (900Kb PDF)
7. Cultural Heritage (700Kb PDF)
8. Land Utilisation (150Kb PDF)
9. Socioeconomic Characteristics (350Kb PDF)
10. Tourism (250Kb PDF)
11. Movement and Accessibility (600Kb PDF)
12. Development (1.3Mb PDF)
13. Coastal Engineering Assessment (550Kb PDF)
14. Development Options and Guidelines (1.0Mb PDF)
15. Land Capability Analysis (1.1Mb PDF)
16. Coastal Management (200Kb PDF)
References (200Kb PDF)

Coast Protection Board 1986, South East Coast Protection Management Plan, Coast Protection Board, Adelaide.

Cover, Table of Contents and Explanatory Statement (650Kb PDF)
1. General Management Policies (2.1Mb PDF)
2. District Management Policies (2.2Mb PDF)
3. Coastal Scheme Plans (800Kb PDF)
Appendix – South East Coast Protection District Maps (850Kb PDF)

Yorke Coast Protection District

Department for the Environment 1980, Yorke Coast Protection District Study Report, prepared for the Coast Protection Board, Adelaide.

Cover, Foreword, Acknowledgments and Table of Contents (200Kb PDF)
1. Introduction and Summary (500Kb PDF)
2. Description (600Kb PDF)
3. Legislation and Management Responsibilities (600Kb PDF)
4. Issues (3.9Mb PDF)
5. Development Options and Guidelines (2.3Mb PDF)
6. The District Boundary (50Kb PDF)
7. Management (650Kb PDF)
References (50Kb PDF)
Appendices (1.5Mb PDF)

Coast Protection Board 1985, Yorke Coast Protection District Management Plan, Coast Protection Board, Adelaide.

Cover, Table of Contents and Explanatory Statement (1.3Mb PDF)
1. General Management Policies (2.8Mb PDF)
2. District Management Policies (2.1Mb PDF)
3. Coastal Scheme Plans (1.6Mb PDF)
Appendix – Yorke Coast Protection District Maps (1.2Mb PDF)

General

Cullen P & Bird E 1980, The Management of Coastal Sand Dunes in South Australia, report to the Coast Protection Board, Adelaide.

The Management of Coastal Sand Dunes in South Australia (4.5Mb PDF)

 

 

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