The Environment and Sustainable Local Development in Coastal Areas

Between 1998 and 2002 a multi-national research project – Measuring, monitoring and managing sustainability: the coastal dimension – was funded by the International Cooperation with Developing Countries programme of the European Commission. The project analysed interactions between social and enviro...

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Main Author: Lourenço, Nelson (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10884/357
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio-cientifico.uatlantica.pt:10884/357
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Summary:Between 1998 and 2002 a multi-national research project – Measuring, monitoring and managing sustainability: the coastal dimension – was funded by the International Cooperation with Developing Countries programme of the European Commission. The project analysed interactions between social and environmental issues to better understand the impact of socio-economic drivers on ecosystems, focusing on issues of importance to sustainable coastal development planning and management. This included a consideration of stakeholder sensitive instruments to support coastal policy-making.