Fundamentals of Integrated Coastal Management (GeoJournal Library Book 49)

by Elisabeth Mann Borgese Founder and Honorary President International Ocean Institute Adalberto Vallega has been, for decades, a master and great teacher of integrated coastal management and Mediterranean cooperation. This new book, of an almost en­ cyclopaedic scope, is a most original contribution to the rapidly growing literature on the subject, of equal value to the academic community which will greatly appreciate the theoretical, historic and philosophical underpinning of the work, and to the practi­ tioner, the planner, regulator and manager, who will find in these pages most useful "checklists" for his duties and responsibilities. Vallega perceives the need for Integrated Coastal Area Management (ICAM) in the broader context of the ongoing third industrial revolution, which he calls the trans-industrial stage, in its interaction with climate change. There have been profound changes in the economies of the industrialized coun­ tries. The development of the new High Technologies, including micro-electronics, genetic engineering, new materials, has accelerated the transition from an economic system based primarily on production to one based very largely on services. This, in turn, has facilitated "globalization" of production systems and services, including the financial system, as well as the migration of people The ongoing global "Great Peo­ ple's Migration" is, generally, from the hinterland to the coasts where, already today, over 60 percent of the human population resides, exercising unprecedented pressures on the coastal and marine environment. Clearly, this justifies the current emphasis, at global, regional and national levels, on the need for coastal management.

The coastal zone presents the interface between land and the ocean. Integrated management is required because more than 60 percent of the world's population lives in the coastal zone.
This book presents a comprehensive treatment of integrated coastal management based on the sustainable development concept. It covers the a-biotic and biotic components of the ecological conditions, the economic and social organisation, and the role of decision-making systems. A few model coastal management programmes are presented. The Mediterranean Sea is used as the basic case study.
Each chapter contains not only the theoretical, historical and philosophical foundations of integrated coastal management, but also some useful guidelines for management. As such, this volume is of equal value to the academic community and to managers and planners.

"The coastal zone presents the interface between land and the ocean integrated management is required because more than 60 per cent of the world's population lives in the coastal zone."--BOOK JACKET. "This book presents a comprehensive treatment of integrated coastal management based on the sustainable development concept. It covers the a-biotic and biotic components of the ecological conditions, the economic and social organisation, the role of decision-making systems and a few model coastal management programmes are presented. The Mediterranean Sea is used as the basic case study."--Jacket Front Matter....Pages i-xviii Introduction....Pages 1-4 The Subject....Pages 5-30 The Coastal Area in Global Change....Pages 31-49 The Coastal Ecosystem....Pages 51-74 Administrative Areas and Jurisdictional Zones....Pages 75-97 The Coastal Economic Organisation....Pages 99-121 The Geographical Extent of the Coastal Area....Pages 123-142 The Coastal Use Structure....Pages 143-161 Conflicts between Coastal Uses....Pages 163-182 The Coastal Decision-Making System....Pages 183-202 Integrated Coastal Management Programmes....Pages 203-232 Conclusion....Pages 233-234 Back Matter....Pages 235-267