tailieunhanh - Coastal Planning and Management

Coastlines are the world’s most important and intensely used of all areas settled by humans. It is this simple fact that directs special attention to the planning and management of coastlines. Coastal resources have been, and will continue to be, placed under multiple, intense and often competing pressures. | Coastal Planning and Management Robert Kay and Jackie Alder E FN SPON An imprint of Routledge London and New York Copyright 1999 Taylor Francis Group First published 1999 by E FN Spon an imprint of Routledge 11 New Fetter Lane London EC4P 4EE This edition published in the Taylor Francis e-Library 2002. Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge 29 West 35th Street New York NY 10001 1999 Robert Kay Jacqueline Alder All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic mechanical or other means now known or hereafter invented including photocopying and recording or in any information storage or retrieval system without permission in writing from the publishers. The publisher makes no representation express or implied with regard to the accuracy of the information contained in this book and cannot accept any legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions that may be made. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloguing in Publication Data Kay Robert Robert C. Coastal planning and management Robert Kay and Jacqueline Alder. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-419-24340-2 hardbound . -ISBN 0-419-24350-X pbk. I. Coastal zone management. I. Alder Jacqueline 1954-. II. Title. 1999 7-dc21 98-28804 CIP ISBN 0-419-24340-2 hbk ISBN 0-419-24350-x pbk ISBN 0-203-01017-5 Master e-book ISBN ISBN 0-203-13977-1 Glassbook Format Copyright 1999 Taylor Francis Group Contents Foreword by Dr Suvit Yodmani UNEP Preface Credits Acknowledgements and contributors 1 Introduction Coastal areas or coastal zones Defnung the co aí tal area Scientific definitions of a coastal area Policy oriented definitions of a coast The unique characteristics of coastal areas A brief history of coastal management and planning Sustainability