Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
Publication Year:
1993
Publication Place
Apia, Western Samoa
Physical Description:
Pamphlet
Call Number
VF 1159 [EL]
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
8407
Legacy PEIN ID:
48286
General Notes
2 copies 1 in English & French ; Kept in the Vertical File
Available online
Subject Heading(s)
Towns and environment--South Pacific
Towns and Environment--Atolls--Tarawa (Kiribati)--Majuro (Marshalls)--Ebeye (Marshalls)
Towns and Environment--Papeete (French Polynesia)--Suva (Fiji
Towns and Environment--Honolulu
Abstract
Environmental Case Studies Not Always a Pretty Face: Urban Growth versus the Environment in the Pacific lslands L Airborne pollulion in Noumeo. Urbanisation impacts on all factors which, in any given place, govern the well-being and characteristics of liv- ing things. Soils and relief are changed. Natural slope erosion can be temporarily increased l0 or 50 times by construction -related activi- ties. Sedimentation caused by run- off can have severe consequences on the function of wetlands down stream. Undisturbed wetlands nor- mally regulate lhe drainage of the heaviest rains and act as a natural treatment plant for waste water. lf tlrey are filled in, coastalwater pollu- iion can be aggravated [:y the direct outflow of effluent. The accumulation of many industrial and organic waste in town soils has been investigated many times. It has been known since the I 8th century that towns are hotter and The Global Situation The negative impact of human activ- ity on a global scale is sorely evident, especially in de
Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
Publication Year:
1993
Publication Place
Apia, Western Samoa
Physical Description:
Pamphlet
Call Number
VF 1159 [EL]
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
8407
Legacy PEIN ID:
48286
General Notes
2 copies 1 in English & French ; Kept in the Vertical File
Record Created: 21-Jul-1998
Record Modified: 06-Nov-2025