Coastal Populations and Shoreline Degradation, 2001

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Caption

Coastal Populations and Shoreline Degradation, 2001

Summary

This map shows the relationship between shoreline population and shoreline degradation.

Studies show that the cities and ports with large populations are also the areas with the highest amount of shore degradation.

Source

United Nations Environment Programme / GRID-Arendal[1]

Cartographer/Designer: Philippe Rekacewicz, UNEP/GRID-Arendal

Primary Source:

  • Burke et al, World Resources Institute (WRI), Washington DC, 2001
  • Paul Harrison and Fred Pearce, AAAS Atlas of Population and Environment 2001, AAAS, University of California Press, Berkeley

Copyright

© 2006 UNEP / GRID-Arendal

Licensing

Used with permission.

For use constraints, see [2].

Series

This map is one in a series For a listing with flyovers, see Series:UNEP / GRID-Arendal.