ABSTRACT
The environmental consequences of the human-generated pressures on the coast are much studied and discussed, but insufficient research attention is devoted to the real-property aspects of coastal land: How do they affect the capacity to protect coastal environments? Unlike much of existing literature that addresses what should be done to achieve good Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM), this book analyses current real-life regulations and practices and juxtaposes them against the desired norms of ICZM. The book's special focus is on land demarcation and property rights in fifteen advanced-economy countries. Three tiers of analysis are woven together: National, cross-national, and supra-national. The latter tier analyses the degrees of compliance or impact of the Mediterranean Protocol on Integrated Coastal Zone Management (2008) and the EU Recommendation on Integrated Coastal Zone Management (2002). The countries we selected are from the Mediterranean zone and other parts of Europe, as well as the USA and Australia. The selected set represents a range of population pressures on the coastal zones. The research method combines in-depth focus on each separate country, written by top national experts, and systematic cross-national comparative analysis.
