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Cicin-Sain, Biliana.

Integrated coastal and ocean management : concepts and practices / Biliana Cicin-Sain and Robert W. Knecht with the assistance of Dosoo Jang and Gregory W. Fisk - Washington : Island Press, 1998. - xxvi, 517 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.

The need for integrated coastal and ocean management;

Definitions of integrated coastal management and fundamental concepts;

The evolution of global prescriptions for integrated management of oceans and coasts;

Earth summit implementation : growth in capacity in ocean and coastal management;

Setting the stage for integrated coastal management;

Intergovernmental, institutional, legal, and financial considerations;

Informing the ICM process : building the science and information base;

Formulation and approval of an ICM program;

Implementation, operation, and evaluation of ICM programs;

Case comparisons of ICM practices in twenty-two selected nations;

Summary and conclusions.

ISBN: 1559636041 (pbk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Coastal zone management.
Coastal ecology.
Marine resources conservation.
Marine ecology.
Shore protection.

Dewey Class. No.: 333.917 CIC