A proposal for boundary delimitation for integrated coastal zone management initiatives |
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Authors: | Pau Balaguer Rafael Sard Maurici Ruiz Amy Diedrich Guillermo Vizoso Joaquin Tintor |
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Institution: | aCross-Disciplinary Oceanographic Group, Institut Mediterrani d'Estudis Avançats, IMEDEA (CSIC-UIB), Miquel Marquès 21, 07190 Esporles, Mallorca, Spain;bCentre d'Estudis Avançats de Blanes, CEAB (CSIC), Accés a la Cala Sant Francesc 14, 17300 Blanes, Spain;cLaboratorio de Sistemas de Información Geográfica (LSIG), Universitat de les Illes Balears (UIB), Cra Valldemossa, km 7.5, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain |
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Abstract: | ICZM relies heavily on the definition of major multidisciplinary characteristics/elements of the coastal area of interest. Usually, only terrestrial boundaries are considered, which tend to respond to a specific sectoral problem and can be determined by administrative limits. In this study, we propose a method for establishing a decision-making tool to inform boundary delimitation for ICZM initiatives that is proactive and widely applicable as opposed to reactive and problem specific. This method integrates environmental, economic and societal characteristics of the marine and terrestrial boundaries of the coastal zone, starting at the boundary of the jurisdictional zone of influence (shoreline units), increasing in detail through the definition of their influential areas from jurisdictional, environmental or socio-economic perspectives (functional areas) and, within them, specifying the finest scale at which relevant indicator data may be obtained (analysis units). |
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