COASTAL EROSION
May 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE POLLUTER pays principle should apply regarding planning consent for developments maybe worsening coastal erosion, the European Commission has suggested. Its report Living with Coastal Erosion in Europe: Sediment and Space for Sustainability says road, house and business construction has increased erosion and that public authorities should offload some responsibilities for protection and damage restoration to direct beneficiaries.
THE POLLUTER pays principle should apply regarding planning consent for developments maybe worsening coastal erosion, the European Commission has suggested. Its report Living with Coastal Erosion in Europe: Sediment and Space for Sustainability says road, house and business construction has increased erosion and that public authorities should offload some responsibilities for protection and damage restoration to direct beneficiaries.
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