International year of deltas 2013: a proposal

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Water Management Instituteen
cg.creator.identifierChu Thai Hoanh: 0000-0003-0686-6385en
dc.contributor.authorFoufoula-Georgiou, E.en
dc.contributor.authorSyvitski, J.en
dc.contributor.authorPaola, C.en
dc.contributor.authorHoanh, Chu Thaien
dc.contributor.authorTuong, P.en
dc.contributor.authorVorosmarty, C.J.en
dc.contributor.authorKremer, H.en
dc.contributor.authorBrondizio, E.en
dc.contributor.authorSaito, Y.en
dc.contributor.authorTwilley, R.en
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-13T14:47:38Zen
dc.date.available2014-06-13T14:47:38Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/40421
dc.titleInternational year of deltas 2013: a proposalen
dcterms.abstractMarine and lacustrine deltas around the world are economic and environmental hot spots. They occupy approximately 1% of the Earth's land area but are home to more than 500 million people?a population density more than 10 times the world average [Ericson et al., 2006]?all within 5 meters of sea level [Overeem and Syvitski, 2009]. This high density is supported by high productivity, rich biodiversity, and transport along a network of waterways. Yet deltaic systems are some of the world's most delicate and vulnerable natural systems, residing at the boundary between land and water, and are subject to upstream human control, local resource exploration, and climatic impacts.en
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Accessen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationFoufoula-Georgiou, E.; Syvitski, J.; Paola, C.; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Tuong, P.; Vorosmarty, C.; Kremer, H.; Brondizio, E.; Saito, Y.; Twilley, R. 2011. International year of deltas 2013: a proposal. EOS - Transactions, American Geographical Union, 92(40):340-341.en
dcterms.issued2011en
dcterms.languageenen
dcterms.subjectdeltasen
dcterms.subjectenvironmental protectionen
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen

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