KBM 507 - Coastal Zone Management

Course Objectives

. 1. Definition of coastal natural system components,
2. Evaluation of coastal area management in sustainable ecology perspective,
3. The role of coastal structures in coastal area management.

Course Description

.Description of coastal zones. Determination of boundaries, Description of inner and outer parameters. General aims and organization of coastal zone management, organizational need and continuity conditions. Sustainable development concepts. Calculation methods. Environmental effects of coastal structures. Methods for monitoring. Data categorization. Coastal zones behavior as a system. NGOs. Globalization. Basin management. Integrated coastal zone management.