A proposal for the application of integrated coastal management for institutional arrangements in Xiamen

Authors

  • Liyu Zhang State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Environmental Science Research Center, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
  • Xiongzhi Xue State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Environmental Science Research Center, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
  • Qinhua Fang State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Environmental Science Research Center, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
  • Shawn S. Shen Department of International Development Studies, Saint Mary's University, Halifax, B3H 3C3, Canada

Keywords:

China, management, environment

Abstract

Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) is a feasible approach to address coastal issues, including resource use conflicts, ecological environments and management issues. An institutional arrangement is a precondition for the fulfillment of management functions. Therefore, a scientific institutional arrangement must be established as soon as possible for more effective implementation of ICM. In this paper, theories on ICM institutional arrangements were analyzed. In addition, characteristics and lessons learned domestically and internationally from the ICM institutional arrangements were summarized. Finally, based on the issues encountered in the first Xiamen ICM implementation, as well as on the major existing problems faced in Xiamen's coast, establishing a new ICM institutional arrangement for Xiamen was proposed.

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Published

2006-01-01

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 1 (2006): Aquatic Ecosystems of China: Concerns, Technologies and Management

Section

Research article

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