Coastal Zone Limits explores the crucial intersection of environmental law, Earth Sciences Geography, and coastal zone management, highlighting the increasing challenges of balancing development with conservation. With coastal erosion threatening shorelines and growing concerns over sustainable development, the book examines how legal regulations manage human activity in these dynamic areas. It reveals how vital coastal zones are, serving as biodiversity hotspots, economic engines, and natural buffers against climate change.
The book emphasizes an urgent need for integrated and adaptive coastal management strategies that are both legally sound and scientifically informed. Current strategies often fall short, resulting in habitat loss and increased disaster vulnerability. The book progresses logically, starting with key concepts like coastal geomorphology, and then examining the legal responses to coastal erosion, the regulation of development in hazard zones, and management of protected areas.
Offering a comprehensive analysis, Coastal Zone Limits uniquely examines the legal tools for managing coastal development, while also acknowledging their limitations. It draws on legal case studies, scientific research, and policy analyses, offering valuable insights for policymakers, legal professionals, environmental scientists, and coastal planners, advocating for sustainable strategies.
