Integrated coastal zone management

Integrated coastal zone management

Integrated coastal zone management (ICZM) is a process for the management of the coast using an integrated approach, regarding all aspects of the coastal zone, including geographical and political boundaries, in an attempt to achieve sustainability.

This concept was borne in 1992 during the Earth Summit of Rio de Janeiro. The policy regarding ICZM is set out in the proceedings of the summit within Agenda 21, "Chapter 17".

The European Commission defines the ICZM as follows:-

ICZM is a dynamic, multidisciplinary and iterative process to promote sustainable management of coastal zones. It covers the full cycle of information collection, planning (in its broadest sense), decision making, management and monitoring of implementation. ICZM uses the informed participation and cooperation of all stakeholders to assess the societal goals in a given coastal area, and to take actions towards meeting these objectives. ICZM seeks, over the long-term, to balance environmental, economic, social, cultural and recreational objectives, all within the limits set by natural dynamics. 'Integrated' in ICZM refers to the integration of objectives and also to the integration of the many instruments needed to meet these objectives. It means integration of all relevant policy areas, sectors, and levels of administration. It means integration of the terrestrial and marine components of the target territory, in both time and space.

ee also

*Coastal management

External links

* [http://ec.europa.eu/environment/iczm/home.htm European Commission Coastal Zone Policy]
* [http://www.encora.eu/coastalwiki/Main_Page ENCORA Coastal WIKI -EU Coordination Action on ICZM]
* [http://www.sfu.ca/coastalstudies/linking/alertbay.htm Examining Best Practices in Coastal Zone Planning] Lessons and Applications for British Columbia's Central Coast
* [http://www.public.iastate.edu/~sws/cp/coastalpolicy.html Coastal Zone Management Policy and Politics Class]
* [http://www.safecoast.org Safecoast] Knowledge exchange on coastal flooding and climate change in the North Sea region
* [http://www.tvlink.org/vnr.cfm?vidID=53 ICZM principles]
* [http://www.zonacostera.info/index.php?title=Portada ZonaCostera] | KüstenZone | [http://coastalzone.info/index.php?title=Main_Page CoastalZone] | FrangeCôtière | KustStrook: Wiki in development with relevant and on-time information, useful for the integrated management of the coastal zones of our world. Integrated development is everybody's business!

;Videos:
* [http://www.public.iastate.edu/~sws/cp/coastalpolicyvideos.html Free Educational Videos about Coastal Policy and Zone Management]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cr2H3CEIbBs The Future of Coastal Policy textbook overview]


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