University of Aberdeen; Aberdeen Institute for Coastal Science and Management, partner
Ritchie, Bill
Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer; Centre de Brest, partner
Envision Management Ltd, partner
Hills, Jeremy
The Coastal Union (EUCC), partner
Pickaver, Alan
Cork County Council, partner
Griffin, Patricia
CoastNET, partner
Midlen, Alex
Sefton Borough Council, partner
Lymbery, Graham
University of Ulster; Centre for Coastal and Marine Research (CCMR), partner
Cooper, Andrew
National University of Ireland Galway; Ryan Institute for Environmental, Marine and Energy Research; Marine Law and Ocean Policy Centre, partner
O'Hagan, Anne Marie
Cardiff University; Cardiff School of Earth, Ocean and Planetary Sciences; Marine and Coastal Environment Group (MACE), partner
Ballinger, Rhoda
Université de Bretagne Occidentale (UBO), partner
Bailly, Denis
European Commission; Interreg III, sponsor
Abstract
Background:
Concerns for coastal problems are shared across NWE coastal countries. Following the completion of the Demonstration Programme on ICZM a set of recommendations on a European Strategy were formulated. Subsequently, there have been varying levels of engagement with this strategy across EU Member States. The Corepoint partners have identified the following key issues to be addressed:
Lack of integrated planning and management to achieve sustainable development of NW europe coastal zone
Lack of engagement and open communication with stakeholders, including political representatives and general public
Poor links between researchers and policy makers
Lack of sustained capacity and expertise within local authorities
Disproportionate levels of progress on ICZM in Northwest Europe.
Goals:
Establishing NW Europe as an internationally recognised region of excellence in coastal management can only be achieved by successfully utilising trans-national co-operation as a conduit to meet the following objectives:
Build European and local capacity to implement integrated coastal management programmes
Provide concrete solutions for current problems in the Northwest region using current best practice approaches and identify models for sustaining ICZM initiatives
Promote social and political responsibility for coastal environment
Influence national spatial policy development in response to the EU recommendation on ICZM
Develop an integrated coastal information management system for Northwest Europe
Activities:
Determine the effectiveness of current spatial policies for ICZM
Implement best practice in ICZM
Engage European decision-makers and citizens in ICZM
Affain excellence in ICZM for NWE
Establish the Northwest Europe Coastal Resources Centre
Stojanovic, T.A. (2008). Guidelines for implementing local information systems at the coast. Compiled as part of the COREPOINT WP4.6 Project. COREPOINT and Cardiff University: Cardiff. 36 pp.
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