LOICZ
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Land Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone (abbreviated: LOICZ) is a core project of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP) and the International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change (IHDP).
LOICZ undertakes research
addressing key issues of coast
al change and use, in the context of scenarios of future human activity and environmental change. It promotes basic and applied coastal zone research, especially that which synthesizes and scales up results for dissemination to the scientific community
, policy makers and the public. Major activities to date include the development of tools and database
s in support of classification (typology
) of coastal ecosystems, including the LOICZ environmental database and biogeochemical budget website.
LOICZ undertakes research
Research
Research can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...
addressing key issues of coast
Coast
A coastline or seashore is the area where land meets the sea or ocean. A precise line that can be called a coastline cannot be determined due to the dynamic nature of tides. The term "coastal zone" can be used instead, which is a spatial zone where interaction of the sea and land processes occurs...
al change and use, in the context of scenarios of future human activity and environmental change. It promotes basic and applied coastal zone research, especially that which synthesizes and scales up results for dissemination to the scientific community
Scientific community
The scientific community consists of the total body of scientists, its relationships and interactions. It is normally divided into "sub-communities" each working on a particular field within science. Objectivity is expected to be achieved by the scientific method...
, policy makers and the public. Major activities to date include the development of tools and database
Database
A database is an organized collection of data for one or more purposes, usually in digital form. The data are typically organized to model relevant aspects of reality , in a way that supports processes requiring this information...
s in support of classification (typology
Typology
Typology is the study of types. More specifically, it may refer to:*Typology , division of culture by races*Typology , classification of things according to their characteristics...
) of coastal ecosystems, including the LOICZ environmental database and biogeochemical budget website.
See also
- International Geosphere-Biosphere ProgrammeInternational Geosphere-Biosphere ProgrammeThe International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme is a research programme that studies the phenomenon of global change.The International Council of Scientific Unions, a coordinating body of national science organizations, launched IGBP in 1986...
- International Human Dimensions ProgrammeInternational Human Dimensions ProgrammeThe International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change is a research programme that studies the human and societal aspects of the phenomenon of global change....