Námskeiðslýsing

The decline of coastal areas and marine resources requires both cross-disciplinary research and comprehensive and integrated management, both at local and global level. This course will introduce the concepts, principles, approaches, processes and issues of integrated coastal and ocean management through a review of ICZM (Integrated Coastal Zone Management) history and development within a global context. An overview of different management strategies, as well as the meaning of integration in the governing of natural resources, will be presented. Country case studies will be presented and examined. Successes and failures of integrated coastal and ocean management will be discussed and analysed.

Hæfniviðmið

At the end of the course, students will:

• Gain an understanding of Integrated Coastal and Ocean Management as a field of knowledge, based on its history and most recent developments.
• Appreciate the complexity of coastal and marine management.
• Be able to integrate different aspects of ICM, from a social, economic and ecological perspective, to assess problems and issues.
• Be capable of applying their understanding and interpretation of coastal areas to design integrated management plans to approach coastal and marine issues.

Námsmat

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