An overview of the coordination of various requirements for coastal-zone use is provided in this book, offering examples and best practice. Although it focuses on European coastal zones, it also considers global and historical developments. Questions at the end of each chapter enable readers to test their understanding.

This title was first published in 2001. Management of coastal zone areas is particularly complicated due to their international nature. Focussing on European coastal zones, this volume examines the various key issues and concerns and highlights the importance of partnership approaches. It details the inter-relationship between the various organizations involved (both governmental and none-governmental), as well as appraising the current national and international legislation and possible future policies. The contributors draw on in-depth case studies from the UK, the Baltic and Hellenic coasts and discuss topics such as international conflicts within the coastal zone, the effectiveness of planning legislation and how to appraise environmental and cultural impacts of changes in coastal zone land use.

This book focuses on the interchange between a selected multidisciplinary team on future coastal management in Europe. It serves as a background for the successful implementation of EC directives relevant to the coast. The study summarizes methodologies and analyses for supporting implementation of these directives and evaluates institutional and capacity requirements. It addresses issues of globalization including climate change and economic development. Integrated assessment is used and future scenarios for the coast are developed.

"Cover"--"Half Title" -- "Dedication" -- "Title" -- "Copyright" -- "Contents" -- "List of contributors" -- "The European Faculty of Land Use and Development" -- "1 Partnerships in European coastal zone management" -- "2 Council of Europe activities concerning the protection of coastal zones" -- "3 The limits of denationalisation and self-help in the areas of infrastructure and environmental protection" -- "4 Regional and international conflicts within the coastal zone. A case for partnerships and European-wide cooperation" -- "5 Interdisciplinary approaches in coastal zone management and floodplain area development" -- "6 The total economic value of the natural resources of the coast" -- "7 Coastal zone management: the application of networks and databases" -- "8 The contribution of Town and Country Planning to the resolution of conflict in the coastal zone" -- "9 Partnership in planning and management of the Solent" -- "10 Re-introduction of salt marshes: preserving the coastline" -- "11 Capacity in coastal zone management at the University of Portsmouth" -- "12 Lytham-St. Annes: the decline of a British seaside resort" -- "13 Coastal zone management in the Baltic area" -- "14 Database to estimate changes of land use along the Hellenic coast" -- "15 The problems of coastal zone management in Turkey

Coastal waters around the globe suffer from strain due to a widerange of human activities. The situation calls for a holisticapproach, combining expertise from nature and social science, toreach a balanced and sustainable development of the coastal zone. This important book comprises the proceedings of TheInternational Symposium on Integrated Coastal Zone Management,which took place in Arendal, Norway between 11-14 June 2007. The main objective of the Symposium was to present currentknowledge and to address issues on advice and management related tothe coastal zone. The major themes of papers included in this bookare: Coastal habitats Impacts on coastal systems Integrated Coastal Zone Management Coastal governance Comprising a huge wealth of information, this timely and welledited volume is essential reading for all those involved incoastal zone management around the globe. All libraries in researchestablishments and universities where fisheries and aquaticsciences are studied and taught will need copies of this importantvolume on their shelves.

The 1992 Rio Earth Summit in its Agenda 21 document committed nations to the sustainable development of their coastal areas through the implementation of integrated coastal zone management (ICZM) policies. ICZM promotes an integrated long-term view of coastal zones which takes socio-economic and environmental concerns into account. This report sets out the first integrated spatial assessment of Europe's coasts, undertaken in order to analyse key trends and developments in coastal ecosystems, to examine current policies and financial instruments directed towards coastal management, to monitor progress towards sustainable development objectives and to identify a number of priority areas for action, in light of the review of EU Recommendation 2002/413/EC.

"EU Demonstration Programme on Integrated Management in Coastal Zones 1997-1999"--Cover.