Sustainable integrated approaches

Question 1

overview

Answer 1

Aspects of managing coast in a sustainable way include:

Managing natural resources​ like fish, water, farmland to ensure ​long term productivity

Ensuring that there are ​new jobs ​for people who may face unemployment as a result of protection measures. E.g. if a decision is taken that fishing needs to decrease as currently it is above sustainable levels

Educating communities about the need to adapt and how to protect the coastline for future generations

Monitoring coastal changes and then using ​adaptation or mitigation as a response to the observed changes

Ensure that ​everybody is considered​ when changes are proposed and then adopted

Question 2

Holistic approach

Answer 2

Increasingly, management authorities – both political and non-political – are looking at holistic management plans for significant stretches of coastline.

A holistic approach means that the entire coastal zone is included in management plans – instead of just short stretches of coast. It is a long-term approach that looks to achieve a balance between natural processes and human concerns.