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Managing coastal resources in the 21st century
Author(s) -
Weinstein Michael P.,
Baird Ronald C.,
Conover David O.,
Gross Matthias,
Keulartz Jozef,
Loomis David K.,
Naveh Zev,
Peterson Susan B.,
Reed Denise J.,
Roe Emery,
Swanson R Lawrence,
Swart Jacques AA,
Teal John M.,
Turner R Eugene,
van der Windt Henny J.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
frontiers in ecology and the environment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.918
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1540-9309
pISSN - 1540-9295
DOI - 10.1890/1540-9295(2007)5[43:mcrits]2.0.co;2
Subject(s) - sustainability , biosphere , environmental resource management , corporate governance , ecosystem , ecosystem based management , business , environmental planning , coastal management , sound (geography) , coastal ecosystem , geography , ecology , environmental science , oceanography , finance , geology , biology
Coastal ecosystems are increasingly dominated by humans. Consequently, the human dimensions of sustainability science have become an integral part of emerging coastal governance and management practices. But if we are to avoid the harsh lessons of land management, coastal decision makers must recognize that humans are one of the more coastally dependent species in the biosphere. Management responses must therefore confront both the temporal urgency and the very real compromises and sacrifices that will be necessary to achieve a sustainable coastal ecosystem, one that is economically feasible, socially just, and ecologically sound.