Land-use problems, planning and management in the coastal zone: An introduction

✍ Scribed by A. Cendrero

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1989
• Weight: 834 KB
• Volume: 12
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0951-8312
• DOI: 10.1016/0951-8312(89)90019-2

✦ Synopsis

A brief review of the main environmental problems affecting the coastal fringe is presented. The types of resources present in it are considered, as well as the existing trends in the occupation of coastal areas, particularly in relation to tourism and recreation. The problems of environmental degradation, competing land-uses, planning and management produced as a result of human occupation and resource exploitation are discussed, presenting some examples. Finally, some comments are made on the tasks that should be undertaken to reduce existing problems, both in the field of research and in the realm of planning, legislative and administrative actions. The need for an integrated policy of research, planning and management at the European level is stressed.