Sustainable Coastal Management: A Transatlantic and Euro-Mediterranean PerspectiveBiliana Cicin Sain, Igor Pavlin, Stefano Belfiore Recent assessment of progress in coastal management at the national level shows an impressive growth of efforts after the 1992 Earth Summit, particularly in Europe and the Mediterranean. This book contains regional surveys of coastal management progress in Europe and the Mediterranean since 1992, discussion regional trends, development sin decision making, and cooperative activities. It then goes on to assess national progress towards coastal management, including the development of national coastal management systems, efforts at coordinated planning and management, and the development and use of environmental codes of practice. It then examines selected priority issues in the Northern Adriatic: economic integration and regional economic development, international scientific and technological cooperation in marine affairs and coastal tourism. Finally, the book covers the use of GIS in coastal environments and coastal engineering, the role played by scientific information in coastal policy, and the importance of free trade agreements. |
Contents
Integrated Coastal Management in France | |
and Sustainable Development | |
The European Unions Demonstration Programme for | |
CoastBase | |
Mediterranean | |
Introduction | |
Shortcomingsand Recommendations | |
DevelopmentPressures 4 MarinePollution 5 Land Use Planning | |
The Legaland Institutional Framework | |
Legal Framework 5 Institutional Framework | |
National Strategies Policies and Programmes | |
The Need for Wider Understanding Sustainable Development | |
Introduction | |
Legislation | |
Research Efforts for Environmental Management 4 Lessonslearnt 5 References | |
A System Analogyfor ICZM 3 The PSIRApproach | |
MAP Coastal Area Management Programme MAP CAMP | |
Assessments of ICM Initiatives in the Region | |
Recommendations for the Future | |
Natural Characteristics of Croatias Coastal Environment | |
The Evolution ofU S OceanPolicy 3 Current Status 4 Emerging Trends and Policy Challenges | |
The Roleof NGOs | |
Coastal Legislation | |
Recession | |
Country Context 3 Coastal Issues | |
Conclusion | |
Data for CoastalArea Management 5 CoastalManagement 6 Conclusions | |
USAAdriaticCooperation in Coastal Affairs | |
CoastalDynamics and Sustainability | |
Summary and Conclusions | |
APPENDIX B WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS | |
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