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	Home Upcoming Events Institutions & Organizations People Projects & Programs Bays & Estuaries Reefs, Banks & Islands Environmental Issues General Facts about the Gulf Exploration History Other Online Resources Electronic Books Mexican Coral Reef Species Checklist InfoHub BioGoMx Site Search:		Challenges in Coastal Hydrology and Water Quality, 25th Anniversary Annual Meeting & International Conference Source: http://www.aihydro.org (13 Sept. 2005) More than half the world's population lives within a distance of 100 km from the coastline, and this number is expected to increase by 25% in the coming two decades. The population growth and urbanization have largely altered the natural pathways of coastal waters that are vital to the coastal environment. As most of the water on land surface enters into the oceans, man's activities in both coastal and inland watersheds have led to increased loading of sediment, toxic substances, nutrients and pathogens with subsequent eutrophication, algal blooms, and hypoxia. Climate change has led to the rise in sea level with loss of coastal wetlands and to increased saltwater intrusion. The world's coasts are facing increasingly serious environmental challenges, while it is not clear how to fully measure the complexities of coastal systems. This conference aims to provide an international forum for the dissemination and exchange of information in coastal hydrology, hydraulics and water quality. The conference will stimulate interdisciplinary research, education, management, and policy making from physical, biogeochemical, and socioeconomic perspectives related to complex environmental systems in coastal regions. Discussions will also take place on hydraulic engineering and structures in coastal areas, which are frequently densely populated or sites of major industrial development. The topic of coastal petroleum and land subsidence will also be addressed. Location:   Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA Dates:   May 21-24, 2006 Early Registration Deadline:   March 15, 2006 Abstract/Proposal Submission Deadline:   October 30, 2005 Contact Information:   Vijay P. Singh Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Louisiana State University, USA Phone: +1-225-578--6697 Fax: +1-225-578-8529 Email: CeSing@lsu.edu Y. Jun Xu School of Renewable Natural Resources Louisiana State University, USA Phone: +1-225-578-4168 Fax: +1-225-578-4227 Email: yixu@lsu.edu Home Page URL:   http://www.aihydro.org/conference.htm
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