Communicating beach management: educators; coastal engineers and local governments collaborating to create successful education programs.

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ABSTRACT Muurmans, M., Leahy, P., Richards, L., Communicating beach management: educators; coastal engineers and local governments collaborating to create successful education programs. Proceedings of the 14th International Coastal Symposium (Sydney, Australia). Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue, No. 75, pp. 672–674. Coconut Creek (Florida), ISSN 0749-0208. Through partnership between The Griffith Centre for Coastal Management and the City of Gold Coast a very successful education program “CoastEd” was created since 2001 with a focus on the coastal environment. Complimentary educational sessions are delivered to schools, community groups and residents. Topics range from beach health, coastal processes and tourism, to mangrove environments and climate change. The school programs match the Australian Curriculum and community programs are increasingly popular. The unique collaboration between a city council and a research centre has resulted in improved communication to the community as all programs...