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• achieving a shift in emphasis away from coastal development based primarily upon
controlling the end use of coastal ecosystems and a shift toward a more balanced
approach where emphasis is given to maintaining the health and productivity of
coastal ecosystems so that they can continue to supply flows of resources that sustain different forms of activity,
• developing multiple use management approaches to the use of coastal ecosystems
and resources which allows different sectoral agencies to meet their economic objectives without adversely affecting their respective economic objectives or the ecosystems that help sustain their economic activities,
• developing policies, plans and management strategies that seek to optimize the use
of coastal areas and renewable resources to meet social and economic development
objectives (Burbridge 1997).
2.3.3
The Basis for Integration
When we talk about integrated coastal management we must first consider the integration of three major sets of factors, namely:
• Environmental features which include biological, chemical, and physical aspects of
coastal areas and component ecosystems;
• Economic features which relate to how human beings interpret and utilize the resources provided by coastal ecosystems;
• Socio-cultural features of the societies which condition the manner in which coastal
areas and resources are utilized.
The interaction among these three sets of factors is illustrated in Fig. 2.2.
From Fig. 2.2 we can see that the three sets of very complex factors interact. This
demonstrates the. need for interdisciplinary analyses of how these interactions form
Fig. 2.2. Factors to integrate in
coastal management
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• achieving a shift in emphasis away from coastal development based primarily upon
controlling the end use of coastal ecosystems and a shift toward a more balanced
approach where emphasis is given to maintaining the health and productivity of
coastal ecosystems so that they can continue to supply flows of resources that sustain different forms of activity,
• developing multiple use management approaches to the use of coastal ecosystems
and resources which allows different sectoral agencies to meet their economic objectives without adversely affecting their respective economic objectives or the ecosystems that help sustain their economic activities,
• developing policies, plans and management strategies that seek to optimize the use
of coastal areas and renewable resources to meet social and economic development
objectives (Burbridge 1997).
2.3.3
The Basis for Integration
When we talk about integrated coastal management we must first consider the integration of three major sets of factors, namely:
• Environmental features which include biological, chemical, and physical aspects of
coastal areas and component ecosystems;
• Economic features which relate to how human beings interpret and utilize the resources provided by coastal ecosystems;
• Socio-cultural features of the societies which condition the manner in which coastal
areas and resources are utilized.
The interaction among these three sets of factors is illustrated in Fig. 2.2.
From Fig. 2.2 we can see that the three sets of very complex factors interact. This
demonstrates the. need for interdisciplinary analyses of how these interactions form
Fig. 2.2. Factors to integrate in
coastal management
ENVI RONMENTAL