A Procedural Framework for Environmental Management of the Southport Broadwater (original) (raw)

Abstract

The collection of baseline data for planning environmental impact assessment and environmental management is now well established as one of the first steps in managing Australian coastal environments. There remains in many instances however, a gap between the research and collection of baseline data and its incorporation into management practice. This can be attributed to many factors including lack of prioritisation of data collection, inappropriate and perhaps too complex presentation of data, and a lack of appropriate mechanisms enabling the ready utilisation of such research and monitoring data. The Gold Coast Waterways case study is an example of where preliminary baseline data has been obtained for a heavily modified and highly urbanised estuarine environment. Accompanying this, a simple and practical approach to the use of the data has been formulated and adopted by the management agency. The adopted method forms the first step in the process of reviewing development approvals and deciding upon the environmental suitability of particular management options. A matrix format has been used of presentation of guidelines for decision making and for prioritising information needs. The case study is drawn from work carried out for they Gold Coast Waterways Authority by the Centre for Coastal management in mid-1989.

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