Objectives
Field SitesKnowledge ManagementScience for GovernanceTraining and EducationThemes
Coastal HazardsCoastal PeopleCritical Coastal HabitatsFisheriesMaricultureTourismUrban CoastsWater Quality and SupplyApproaches
Capacity BuildingCoastal Plans & PoliciesConstituency BuildingEcosystem GovernanceEvaluation for LearningIncorporating ScienceProtected Areas
Urban Coasts
Much of the world's population that lives within 200km of the coast is concentrated in a few large urban regions and many smaller coastal cities. These individuals—and the economic activity they generate—provide vital income for their nations. They also create pressing demands. Demands for buildable land often lead to filling in of critical wetlands. Demands for fresh water, energy, waste disposal, and protection from coastal forces such as erosion and flooding stretch the limits of municipal resources. The need for port and commercial facilities adds yet another pressure—leading to modifications of shorelines and embayments including dredged channels and armored, stabilized shorelines.
Learning from past mistakes, many cities are now turning to their degraded waterfronts as a prime locus for revitalization and mixed commercial and residential development, access and recreation and are practicing alternatives to armoring their shorelines. Such planning can and should be part of a larger coastal management and development strategy.
Older CRC Activities linked to this Theme
5. Coastal Institute Asia 2007
These activities are part of project: Thailand Post-Tsunami Sustainable Coastal Livelihoods Program Project ended: 9-30-2007
Urban Coastal Greenways Policy
Metro Bay Special Area Managment Plan
These activities are part of project: Metro Bay Region Special Area Management Plan and Coastal Land and Estuary Conservation Program Project ended: 6-30-2007
Aquidneck Island Smart Growth Ambassadors
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Smart Growth Assistance Effort for Aquidneck Island
These activities are part of project: Aquidneck Island Planning Commission, RI, USA Project ended: 6-30-2006
Foster a New Generation of Leaders in Sustainable Coastal Communities and Environments
These activities are part of project: Rhode Island Sea Grant Extension and Outreach Project ended: 2-28-2006
Managing Growth for a Sustainable Future
Contribute to Sustainable Recreational Boating
These activities are part of project: Rhode Island Sea Grant Community Development Program Project ended: 2-28-2006
Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program (CELCP)
These activities are part of project: Coastal Land and Estuary Protection for RI, USA Project ended: 6-30-2005
Special Area Management Plan for Greenwich Bay
These activities are part of project: Special Area Management Plan for Greenwich Bay, RI, USA Project ended: 6-30-2005
Washington County Regional Planning Council
Washington County Technical Information
These activities are part of project: Washington County Regional Planning Council Project ended: 6-30-2004
Implementation Strategy to Obtain Endorsement
These activities are part of project: Principles, Management Goals and A Vision for the Stewardship of Narragansett Bay, coastal RI and their watersheds in RI, MA, CT, USA Project ended: 10-1-2003
Strategic Provincial Planning in Lampung Province
Developing the Balikpapan Bay and Watershed Management Plan
These activities are part of project: Indonesia Coastal Resources Management Project (Proyek Pesisir) Project ended: 9-30-2003
University of Quintana Roo Strengthening
These activities are part of project: Conserving Critical Coastal Ecosystems in Mexico Project ended: 9-30-2003
These activities are part of project: The Narragansett Bay Watershed Coastal Training Program Project ended: 6-30-2003
Design of a Loan Proposal to Implement the Ecuador Coastal Resources Management Program
Technical Assistance to Implement Components #1 and #2 of IDB Loan Operation 913, the Ecuador PMRC
These activities are part of project: Ecuador Coastal Resources Management Program Implementation Project ended: 9-30-2000
Sri Lanka Coastal Resources Management Program
These activities are part of project: Sri Lanka Coastal Zone Management Project Project ended: 6-30-1996
Analyzing Priority Coastal Resources Management Issues
Improve How Priority Coastal Issues are Dealt with at the National and Local Levels
The Evolving Structure of the Ecuador Coastal Resources Management Program
Special Area Management Plans for Five Priority Areas of the Mainland Coast
These activities are part of project: Ecuador Coastal Resources Management Project Project ended: 6-30-1994
River Rescue Water Monitoring Project
These activities are part of project: Volunteer Monitoring of Blackstone, Woonasquatucket, Moshassuck, Pawtuxet Rivers Project ended: 6-30-1994
Phuket Action Planning and Implementation
National Policy Formulation Fostering Provincial Level Plans, Coral Reef and Marine Park Management