Coastal erosion and its social and environmental aspects in Tanzania: A case study in illegal sand mining

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dc.contributor.authorMasalu, D.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialTanzaniaen
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T18:55:05Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T18:55:05Zen
dc.date.issued2002en
dc.descriptionMetadata only recorden
dc.description.abstractCoastal erosion is one of the major coastal problems currently facing Tanzania. Several factors, including sea level rise, geology, and rapid coastal population growth accompanied by rapid increase of human activities that interfere with natural processes, have been linked to the problem. One of the human activities that has been well linked to the problem of coastal erosion is illegal sand mining along beaches, coastal streams/rivers, and other restricted areas. This causes localized accelerated/severe coastal erosion and enormous environmental degradation and threat to coastal properties. Illegal sand mining is presently a big industry in Tanzania, employing many youths, and has become a social, economic, and environmental problem. The problem of illegal sand mining in Tanzania is revisited, and possible measures to control it are proposed. Measures that can help to reduce/eliminate illegal sand mining are: governments to address effectively the problem of unemployment and poverty in the society by formulation of effective policies, including the total liberalization of the labour market and reduction of the tax burden and regulations on potential employers; identifying alternative sources of sand that are environmentally safe to mine, of good quality, and easily accessible; launching well-focused mass education on the problem of coastal erosion; encouraging formation of legally registered associations of sand-miners that will work closely with relevant authorities to curb illegal sand mining; and strengthening of governance and improving research funding in the country.en
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dc.identifier678en
dc.identifier.citationCoastal Management 30(4): 347-359en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/089207502900255en
dc.identifier.issn0892-0753en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/65740en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherLondon, UK: Taylor & Francis Ltd.en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2002 by Taylor & Francis Groupen
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dc.subjectEcosystem managementen
dc.subjectHumid zonesen
dc.subjectMarine aquacultureen
dc.subjectWater managementen
dc.subjectSoil erosionen
dc.subjectEnvironmental impactsen
dc.subjectConservationen
dc.subjectEconomic impactsen
dc.subjectHabitat destructionen
dc.subjectNatural resource managementen
dc.subjectAquacultureen
dc.subjectBeachen
dc.subjectCoastal erosionen
dc.subjectEnvironmental degradationen
dc.subjectSand miningen
dc.subjectEcosystem Governance Watersheden
dc.titleCoastal erosion and its social and environmental aspects in Tanzania: A case study in illegal sand miningen
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