Strengthening Coastal Governance and the Application of Integrated Coastal Management through an ICM Law
AUTHOR(S):
PEMSEA,
PEMSEA,
The World Bank
YEAR:
2015
LOCATION:
East Asia: PR China
TYPE OF RESOURCE:
Best Practice / Lessons Learned
DESCRIPTION:
Xiamen City opened itself to the outside world as a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in 1981. The subsequent economic upswing coupled with the rapid growth of population and urbanization demanded more jobs, food, energy and living space, among others. Coastal reclamation, aquaculture, ports and shipping (Zhang, et al., 2013) not only brought huge environmental pressure but also yielded conflicts in the use of the sea space (e.g., incompatibilities between fisheries, shipping, coastal engineering, waste disposal, tourism and conservation [PEMSEA, 2009]).
COPYRIGHT:
© 2015 PEMSEA; CWC; The World Bank
IS ICM SOLUTION:
Yes