Contents
1 The Coast ........................................................................................... 1
1.1 Introduction.................................................................................. 1
1.2 Characteristics .............................................................................. 3
1.3 Preconditions for Living and Working at the Coast................................ 5
1.4 Different Types of Land Use ............................................................ 7
References........................................................................................... 11
2 Historical Annotations ......................................................................... 13
2.1 Encircling the Beginning: Where (I)CZM Started ................................. 13
2.2 Brief Outline of International ICZM Steps .......................................... 18
2.3 European Developments.................................................................. 20
2.4 ICZM in Selected Member States of the EU ........................................ 23
References........................................................................................... 31
3 Status: Basics of ICZM ........................................................................ 35
3.1 Definition of ICZM: Some Suggestions .............................................. 35
3.2 Principles for ICZM: A Compilation .................................................. 38
3.3 Reflection on the Principles for ICZM ................................................ 39
References........................................................................................... 47
4 Hydrology of (Shallow) Coastal Regions ................................................. 49
4.1 The Water Cycle of Coastal Areas ..................................................... 49
4.2 Impacts of the Sea on Coastal Fresh Water Systems .............................. 51
4.3 Implications for (and of) Drainage Management ................................... 59
References........................................................................................... 61
5 Challenges: Sectoral Descriptions .......................................................... 63
5.1 Coastal Protection Management ........................................................ 63
5.2 Delineation of the Development in Northern Germany ........................... 73
5.3 Drainage Management .................................................................... 79
5.4 Estuaries in the Southern North Sea Region ......................................... 86
References........................................................................................... 114
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1 The Coast ........................................................................................... 1
1.1 Introduction.................................................................................. 1
1.2 Characteristics .............................................................................. 3
1.3 Preconditions for Living and Working at the Coast................................ 5
1.4 Different Types of Land Use ............................................................ 7
References........................................................................................... 11
2 Historical Annotations ......................................................................... 13
2.1 Encircling the Beginning: Where (I)CZM Started ................................. 13
2.2 Brief Outline of International ICZM Steps .......................................... 18
2.3 European Developments.................................................................. 20
2.4 ICZM in Selected Member States of the EU ........................................ 23
References........................................................................................... 31
3 Status: Basics of ICZM ........................................................................ 35
3.1 Definition of ICZM: Some Suggestions .............................................. 35
3.2 Principles for ICZM: A Compilation .................................................. 38
3.3 Reflection on the Principles for ICZM ................................................ 39
References........................................................................................... 47
4 Hydrology of (Shallow) Coastal Regions ................................................. 49
4.1 The Water Cycle of Coastal Areas ..................................................... 49
4.2 Impacts of the Sea on Coastal Fresh Water Systems .............................. 51
4.3 Implications for (and of) Drainage Management ................................... 59
References........................................................................................... 61
5 Challenges: Sectoral Descriptions .......................................................... 63
5.1 Coastal Protection Management ........................................................ 63
5.2 Delineation of the Development in Northern Germany ........................... 73
5.3 Drainage Management .................................................................... 79
5.4 Estuaries in the Southern North Sea Region ......................................... 86
References........................................................................................... 114
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