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Sacred cows in coastal management: the need for a ‘cheap and transitory’ model
Author(s) -
McKenna John,
Cooper Andrew
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
area
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1475-4762
pISSN - 0004-0894
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-4762.2006.00708.x
Subject(s) - integrated coastal zone management , statutory law , legislature , citizen journalism , environmental planning , coastal management , public administration , business , political science , environmental resource management , coastal zone , economics , geography , law , ecology , biology
The participative, ‘bottom‐up’ approaches of contemporary European ICZM (integrated coastal zone management) are ineffectual and unsustainable. The approach lacks the authority and resources to deliver ICZM and should be abandoned. A new model of ICZM in a predominantly sectoral administrative framework is presented. It requires that capacity be built in existing statutory authorities and in‐house ICZM groups be established. Time‐limited participatory projects would be used to gain information on conflicts and issues that transcend existing sectoral boundaries, but this information would be passed to the established statutory authorities for action. A sound statutory and legislative basis is the essential prerequisite for effective coastal management – not voluntary partnerships.