Conference on Terrestrial and Marine Interactions: Land Use Planning to Promote Marine Conservation

Timothy Duane (UC Berkeley)

The conference presents and reviews work conducted by a graduate class from the UC Berkeley Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning. Poster and oral presentations are followed by a discussion among scientists, students, community representatives, and government agencies responsible for planning and natural resource management.

The aims are to:

1. Inform the impacts both biologically and economically of sedimentation and nutrient loading on coral reefs in Moorea
2. Model areas of high risk to erosion using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to inform zoning regulations of the Plan General D’ Amenagement (PGA)
3. Inform the outcome of implementing the Plan General D’ Amenagement (PGA) on Moorea through modeling of the buildout using Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
4. Suggest ways to control sedimentation and nutrient loading on coral reefs at a regional and site-specific level.

• Shay Boutillier (UC Berkeley)
  • Sustainable Development Strategies to Mitigate Sediment Deposition from Stormwater Runoff on Coral Reefs in Moorea, French Polynesia
  • Mesures locales dérivées et analyse des menaces sur les récifs coralliens en liaison avec la sédimentation liée au développement à Moorea, Polynésie française
• Shannah Anderson (UC Berkeley)
  • Sustainable Tourism in French Polynesia: Opportunities for Ecological and Cultural Preservation & Interpretation
  • Tourisme durable en Polynésie française :
    Opportunités pour la protection et l’interprétation écologiques et culturelles
• Alicia Gilbreath (UC Berkeley)
  • Piggeries on Moorea: Suggestions for Improved Environmental Management Practices
  • Elevages porcins à Moorea : suggestions pour l’amélioration des pratiques de gestion environnementale
• Kate Huckelbridge (UC Berkeley)
  • Design for Sustainable Communities: a new project-based class at UC Berkeley
  • Design pour les communautés durables : une nouvelle classe à projet pour l’UC Berkeley