Griffith Centre for Coastal Management
We are a research centre based within the Faculty of Environmental Sciences at Griffith University. Our goal, in partnership with Gold Coast City Council, is to become a Centre of Excellence by developing and promoting at a national and international level, targeted research that contributes to all aspects of sustainable management of coastal regions
The Centre's objective is to develop broad research and training agendas for coastal management. This will be achieved by improving and developing new best practices through the encouragement of research relevant to the sustainable management of urban environments in coastal areas and, in particular, Gold Coast City. Currently the Centre's research is grouped under five program areas: Coastlines, Estuarine Modelling, Urban Catchments and Waterways, Waterfuture and Infrastructure and Technology. The Centre is also part of the Griffith Climate Change Response Program and the Smart Water Research Consortium.
We are also committed to involving the local community in coastal decision making through the CoastEd and Beachcare programs which provide educational activities and encourage valuable community interaction in the management and maintenance of Gold Coast beaches, foreshores, waterways and coastal areas.
Information about Gold Coast City Council's BeachCare program facilitated by Griffith Centre for Coastal Management.
Seeks to increase the capacity of the Gold Coast community to participate in coastal decision making
The Griffith Centre for Coastal Management is funded by the Gold Coast City Council.