ABSTRACT
To understand Consideration should be centred on
The role of coastal areas in postmodern society
Indicators pertaining to the ratio between inland and coastal spaces, and human pressure on coasts
How coastal management programmes have spread
Recent surveys of the programmes adopted throughout the world
How coastal management may be evaluated according to the concept of coastal sustainability
Classification of management programmes focusing on their relevance to ecological, economic and social concerns
The impacts on coastal systems that may be caused by management programmes
The processes triggered by individual coastal management programmes
How coastal management could contribute to sustainable coastal development
The structure of the programmes, and their ability to encourage social participation, and bottom-up processes
What influences may be exerted by coastal management on ocean governance as a whole
A critical review of the innovative role of management programmes in comparison to conventional views.
