Indigenous Perspectives on Coastal and Port Environments

The Pacific Ocean, Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa, is vast and its indigenous peoples have always been closely connected to the sea, both through long ocean going voyages and more locally through coastal settlements, livelihoods, and practices. The recognition of indigenous rights and the value of indigenous knowledge systems are integral features of coastal and port environmental management. This special topic invites papers on the theory and practice of planning and decision-making that recognises and accommodates indigenous and non-indigenous world views in addressing environmental management in port and coastal contexts.

Coastal Earthquake Resilience and Recovery

The Christchurch and Kaikōura Earthquakes caused significant impacts to the natural and built environments that include lasting changes to coastal communities and ecosystems at a considerable scale. While much of the initial effects were destructive, the earthquakes have also presented opportunities to rebuild better, taking into account changes in communities and accommodating future challenges. This special topic invites papers on the changes to natural systems, and the science, engineering, policy and community responses to these major events.

Working with Nature

• In coastal, port and maritime environments
• In urban coastal settlements
• In dune and beach environments
• Soft and hybrid solutions
• For climate change adaptation

Future Proofing Coastal and Port Environments

• Coastal response to extreme events and to climate change
• Climate change adaptation
• Managed retreat planning, implementation and economics
• Adaptation in the Pacific
• Resilience planning & practice, disaster prevention & recovery
• Coastal earthquake resilience and recovery
• Probabilistic hazard assessment, including shoreline responses and projections
• Hazard assessments on non-sandy beach coasts (gravel beaches, cliffs, hydrosystems)
• Coastal multi-hazards

Blue Economy

• Multi-use of space, multi-use platforms and management in the blue economy
• Marine renewable energy
• Environmental characterisation and assessments
• Aquaculture
• Marine biotechnology
• Coastal and marine tourism
• Economic, social, legal and political aspects

Coastal and Ecological Processes

• Monitoring, instrumentation and information systems
• Tides, storm surges, long waves and tsunamis
• Shelf and shallow water wave dynamics
• Nearshore currents and morphology, sediment processes,
• Coastal meteorology, storms, tropical cyclones and extreme events
• Coastal ecosystem processes (in estuaries, mangroves, coral reefs, etc.)
• Coastal hydrosystems (estuaries, lagoons, lakes, ICOLLS, river mouths)
• Surfzone hazards and drowning prevention