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overlooked. However, the role that GIS plays in EEZ management will ultimately
relate to how GIS output is presented to decision makers and subsequently interpreted.
Conclusion
The management of EEZ resources to facilitate sustainable economic development
requires a strategy based on sound information and co-operation between coastal states.
GIS has been identified as having a significant role in achieving effective EEZ
management through the provision of spatial resource information appropriate for
decision making, and through facilitating co-operation and partnership amongst
coastal states. Whilst the usefulness of GIS output ultimately depends on the ability of
decision makers to interpret and respond to issues identified by GIS analysis, this
chapter has highlighted GIS as a key tool in EEZ management and consequently to the
economic development of coastal states.
References
Bartlett, D. (1993). GIS and the Coastal Zone: Past, Present and Future. Association
for Geographic Information.
Bidi, J.T. (1993). Geographical Approach to the Exclusive Economic Zone in Guinea
Gulf. Ocean and Coastal Management. Vol. 19, pp. 137-155.
Champ, M. A. and Ostenso, N.A. (1985). Future Uses and Research Needs in the
EEZ. Oceanus. Vol. 27, No. 4, p. 62.
DOE (1995). Earth Science Information Needs for Sustainable Coastal Planning and
Management. DOE.
Fowler, C. and Gore, J. (1997). Creating a Geographic Information System for ocean
planning and governance in the Southeastern United States.
http://www.csc.noaa.gov/internal/cfowler/
Gittings, J. (1996). Alarm as China charts an ocean takeover. The Guardian. 17 May
1997, p. 16.
Gubbay, S. (1993). Coastal Zone Management and the North Sea Ministerial
Conferences. A Report to the World Wide Fund For Nature from the Marine
Conservation Society.
Haines, S. (1995). UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. Seaways (Supplement)
February 1995.
Herriman, M. (1997). Rights and Responsibilities in the EEZ. Living on the edge -
the maritime estate Second Joint Conference: Institute of Australian
Geographers and New Zealand Geographical Society.
University of
Tasmania, Hobart. 28-31 January 1997.
Hershman, M.J. (1996). Ocean management policy development in subnational units
of government: examples from the United States. Ocean and Coastal
Management. Vol. 31(1), pp. 25-40.
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overlooked. However, the role that GIS plays in EEZ management will ultimately
relate to how GIS output is presented to decision makers and subsequently interpreted.
Conclusion
The management of EEZ resources to facilitate sustainable economic development
requires a strategy based on sound information and co-operation between coastal states.
GIS has been identified as having a significant role in achieving effective EEZ
management through the provision of spatial resource information appropriate for
decision making, and through facilitating co-operation and partnership amongst
coastal states. Whilst the usefulness of GIS output ultimately depends on the ability of
decision makers to interpret and respond to issues identified by GIS analysis, this
chapter has highlighted GIS as a key tool in EEZ management and consequently to the
economic development of coastal states.
References
Bartlett, D. (1993). GIS and the Coastal Zone: Past, Present and Future. Association
for Geographic Information.
Bidi, J.T. (1993). Geographical Approach to the Exclusive Economic Zone in Guinea
Gulf. Ocean and Coastal Management. Vol. 19, pp. 137-155.
Champ, M. A. and Ostenso, N.A. (1985). Future Uses and Research Needs in the
EEZ. Oceanus. Vol. 27, No. 4, p. 62.
DOE (1995). Earth Science Information Needs for Sustainable Coastal Planning and
Management. DOE.
Fowler, C. and Gore, J. (1997). Creating a Geographic Information System for ocean
planning and governance in the Southeastern United States.
http://www.csc.noaa.gov/internal/cfowler/
Gittings, J. (1996). Alarm as China charts an ocean takeover. The Guardian. 17 May
1997, p. 16.
Gubbay, S. (1993). Coastal Zone Management and the North Sea Ministerial
Conferences. A Report to the World Wide Fund For Nature from the Marine
Conservation Society.
Haines, S. (1995). UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. Seaways (Supplement)
February 1995.
Herriman, M. (1997). Rights and Responsibilities in the EEZ. Living on the edge -
the maritime estate Second Joint Conference: Institute of Australian
Geographers and New Zealand Geographical Society.
University of
Tasmania, Hobart. 28-31 January 1997.
Hershman, M.J. (1996). Ocean management policy development in subnational units
of government: examples from the United States. Ocean and Coastal
Management. Vol. 31(1), pp. 25-40.