3.4.2 Sustainable Integrated Approaches

Question 1

What do sustainable approaches require?

Answer 1

Management of natural resources at the coast like water and farmland;
Monitoring of any changes to inform new strategies and;
Education and inclusion of the local communities to support the strategies

Question 2

Outline the concept behind Integrated Coastal Zone Management

Answer 2

Large sections of the coastline are managed with one strategy

Question 3

What are the shoreline management plans a form of?

Answer 3

The shoreline management plans in the UK are a form of ICZM
Whole sections of the coast are managed together

They recognise that the sediment (littoral) cells interact with each other and that changes in one part of the coast impact other areas - such as the placement of groynes causing terminal groyne syndrome

In the UK this can cross political and national boundaries which means different councils have to work together

Question 4

What ICZM aims to do?

Answer 4

ICZM involves a range of stakeholders involved in the use and management of the coast and aims to:

Create sustainable economic and social activities

Protect the coastal environment

Manage flood and coastal erosion risk

Resolve any conflicts that may occur

Question 5

On what other principle is ICZM based on?

Answer 5

This type of management is also based on the principle that actions in one area of the coastline affect other places further along the coast

This is due to sediment flows within the sediment cell

Groynes are a good example of the opposite of this strategy as they cause the build up sediment on one area of the coast but then the starvation further down

Question 6

Who should be involved in decision making within ICZM and why conflict occur?

Answer 6

All stakeholders in the area must be included in the decisions within ICZM

Any type of coastal management will create an impact elsewhere and this can create conflict
Conflicts over coastal management often arise between those considering the economic outcomes of a strategy versus the environmental outcomes
Homeowners and farmers often have strong attachments to a place so any change can cause a great loss