Sustainable Management Flashcards

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Sustainable management of the coastal zone is wider than preventing erosion
It involves a range of strategies including:

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Mitigation of flood and erosion risk using a range of techniques

Adaptation to erosion and flood risk

Education of local communities

Supporting livelihoods dependent on the coastal zone such as fishing

Monitoring of coastal changes

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Integrated coastal zone management (ICZM) is based on

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the idea of sustainable coastal management

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Conflicts occur as a result of sustainable management because

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Farmers may lose productive land due to managed retreat or do-nothing policies because their land has less value than that in towns

People may lose their homes and have to relocate in areas where the cost-benefit analysis decides the areas cannot be protected

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