Integrated coastal zone management

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Integrated coastal zone management

University
University of Oviedo
Module
2.6 Marine Spatial Planning
Teacher
Semester
Semester 2
Credits
3

Course Contents

  • Coastal Zone: planning and integrated management. Main characteristics of the coastal zone. Problems and risks. ICZM elements. The general model.
  • Phases: planning, diagnosis, implementing and evaluation. The ICZM in the European Union: policy and laws. The Mediterranean Protocol. The green book on Maritime Policy. The ICZM in Spain as an example of implementation: policy and laws. The Spanish strategy. 
  • Practical work: Integrated management and Conservation of Coastal Zones: Spanish case studies.

Final Competencies

Understanding of the main tools for planning management; sensibility, coordination and decision in practical case studies.

 

Further course information can be found here: https://studiekiezer.ugent.be/2026/studiefiche/en/C004237