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13 Economics and Project Management in the Coastal Zone . . . . . . . . . . . .. 141
13.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 141
13.2 Competing Analytical Frameworks and Underlying World Views. . . . . . . . . . 142
13.2.1 Conventional CBA Framework ................................. 142
13.2.2 Modified CBA Framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 143
13.2.3 Radical Restriction of CBA Framework ......................... 143
13.2.4 Abandonment of CBA Framework ............................. 144
13.2.5 Further Issues of CBA Framework .............................. 144
13.3 Large-Scale Project Evaluation in the Coastal Zone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
13.3.1 Port/Marina Complex Project: Partial Valuation Approach . . . . . . . . . 147
13.3.2 Sustainable Development Policy Objective ....................... 148
13.4 ProgranIIDe Level Sustainability Rules ................................ 149
13.5 Conclusions ..................................................... ' .. 150
References ............................................................ 150
14 An Integrated Approach to Sustainable Coastal Management ........ 151
14.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 151
14.2 Management of Coastal Areas ...................................... 151
14.3 The Ecosystem Approach to Land-Use Planning in Coastal Areas. . . . . . . . 154
14-4 Capacity Building, Major Groups and Public Participation ............... 154
14.5 Conclusive Remarks ........................... ' .... , ............... 155
References .......................................................... 156
15 The Europipe Landfall Project . ............ , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 157
15.1 Introduction ............................... , , ... , ................. 157
15.2 Background ....................................... , ............... 157
15.3 Project Planning and Approval ....................................... 158
15.4 Europipe Project Facilities ........................................... 159
15.5 Europipe Landfall Facilities/Activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ..........
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15.5.1 Dredging ................................................... 159
15.5.2 Pipelaying in the Tidal Channel ................................ 160
15.5.3 The Tunnel .. , , .......................... , ... , .............. 161
15.5.4 The Tie-in Chamber ......................................... 163
15.5.5 Pipelaying in the Tunnel ...................................... 164
15.5.6 Backfilling of the Dredged Material ............................ 164
15.6 Environmental Management of Construction Activities .................. 166
15.7 Concluding Remarks ................................ , .............. 166
References ............................................................ 167
Part V Environmental Science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , ..... 169
16 Embankments and Their Ecological Impacts: A Case Study from the
Tropical Low-Lying Coastal Plains of the Deltaic Sunderbans, India. . .. 171
16.1 Introduction ........ , .............................. , . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 171
16.2 Physical Setting, .......................... , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 171