Contents	6
	Foreword	12
	Preface	14
	Credits	17
	Acknowledgements	19
	1 Introduction	24
	1.1 Coastal areas or coastal zones?	24
	1.2 Defining the coastal area	25
	1.3 The unique characteristics of coastal areas	30
	1.4 A brief history of coastal management and planning	31
	1.5 Summary	39
	2 Coastal management issues	41
	2.1 Population growth	44
	2.2 Coastal use	48
	2.2.3 Tourism and recreation	57
	2.3 Impacts of human use	59
	2.4 Administrative issues	68
	2.5 Summary - coastal conflict	68
	3 Concepts of coastal planning and management	70
	3.1 Terminology	70
	3.2 Concepts of coastal management	78
	3.3 Concepts of coastal planning	85
	3.4 Administrative arrangements for coastal planning and management	92
	3.5 Evaluating and monitoring coastal management programmes	127
	3.6 Summary	132
	4 Major coastal management and planning techniques	133
	4.1 Administrative	134
	4.2 Social	155
	4.3 Technical	203
	4.4 Chapter summary	256
	5 Coastal management planning	257
	5.1 Classifying coastal management plans	257
	5.2 Designing a coastal planning framework	272
	5.3 Integrated coastal management plans described by geographic coverage	278
	5.4 Subject plans in coastal management	324
	5.5 Coastal management plan production processes	328
	5.6 The implementation of coastal management plans	346
	5.7 Monitoring and evaluation	355
	5.8 Chapter summary	360
	6 Conclusions and future directions	361
	Facing the future	363
	Afterword	365
	Appendix A	366
	Appendix B	369
	References	370
	Index	394