Policies and Regulation for Coastal Management
(1) General
School: | Of the Environment | ||
Academic Unit: | Department of Marine Sciences | ||
Level of studies: | Postgraduate | ||
Course Code: | Semester: | Β | |
Course Title: | Policies and Regulation for Coastal Management | ||
Independent Teaching Activities | Weekly Teaching Hours | Credits | |
Lectures-Seminars | 3 | ||
Total credits | 4 | ||
Course Type: | |||
Prerequisite Courses: | None | ||
Language of Instruction and Examinations: | Greek | ||
Is the course offered to Erasmus students: | No | ||
Course Website (Url): | https://www.mar.aegean.gr/?lang=en&pg=3.2.1&lesson=10 |
(2) Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
- After the successful completion of the course, students should be able to:
- Know the basic principles and sources of the International, European and National Law
- Know the current trends of Policies and legislation pertaining to the Coastal Zone
- Understand the relationships between the environmental and socio-economic needs and the development of policy and legislation
- Know the basic regulation instruments associated with the coastal zone protection and management
- Identify and analyze the legal framework related to the management of the coastal zone risks
General Competences
- Working independently
- Respect for the natural environment
- Facilitation of free and creative thinking
(3) Syllabus
The course includes the following topics:
1. Sources of International Law and International Conventions.
2. The legal dimension of the European Union: Legal framework and instruments. Implementation.
3. Marine resources and Environmental Law. Maritime zones. The 1982 UNCLOS.
4. Greek coastal zone and regulation I: Current and emerging policy and regulation for the sustainable development of the coastal zone
5. Greek coastal zone and regulation ΙΙ: International Law. The Barcelona Convention (1995) the CBD Convention (1992), MARPOL 73/78, Convention for the protection from oil pollution (OPRC 1990, CLC 1992, IOPC Fund Convention 1992 BUNKER 2001 Convention). European Law Directives 2000/60/ΕΚ, 2008 2008/56/EΚ, 2014/89/EU)
6. Greek coastal zone and regulation ΙΙI: Policies and regulation fro Climate Change adaptation. Coastal erosion. The 2008 ICZM Protocol to the Barcelona Convention. Directives 2007/60/ΕΚ και 2014/52/ΕΕ.
7. Allotment of Essays and relevant guidelines
8 - 12. Seminars presenting the essays (each student team)
13. Final essay presentation (examination)
(4) Teaching and Learning Methods - Evaluation
Delivery: | Face-to-face and through interactive platform | ||||||||||||||||||
Use of Information and Communication Technology: |
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Student Performance Evaluation: | The final mark is defined by the presented essay of each team (teams of 2-4 students) |
(5) Attached Bibliography
Suggested bibliography:
- Εγχειρίδιο του μαθήματος: Σημειώσεις και Παρουσιάσεις
- Πολιτικές και Νομοθεσία Διεθνών Οργανισμών και Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης (π.χ.
- http://www.imo.org/About/Conventions/StatusOfConventions/Pages/Default.aspx
- http://www.unepmap.org/index.php?module=content2&catid=001001004
- http://www.un.org/depts/los/reference_files/status2010.pdf
- http://www.cbd.int/intro/default.shtml
- http://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/env/eia/documents/legaltexts/conventiontextenglish.pdf)
- http://www.ramsar.org/cda/en/ramsar-documents-texts-convention-on/main/ramsar/1-31-38%5E20671_4000_0.
- http://www.imo.org/About/Conventions/ListOfConventions/Pages/International-Convention-for-the-Prevention-of-Pollution-from-Ships-(MARPOL).aspx.
- http://195.97.36.231/dbases/webdocs/BCP/BC76_Eng.pdf
- http://www.unep.ch/regionalseas/regions/med/t_barcel.htm
- http://195.97.36.231/dbases/webdocs/BCP/ProtocolLBS80_eng.pdf
- http://ec.europa.eu/world/agreements/downloadFile.do?fullText=yes&treatyTransId=13905
- BC ICZM Protocol 2008; Barcelona Convention Integrated Coastal Zone Management 2008 Protocol
- http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:034:0019:0028:EN:PDF
- http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:01992L0043-20070101:EN:NOT)
- http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/natura2000/marine/index_en.htm)
- http://eurlex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2001:197:0030:0037:EN:PDF
- http://eur lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2003:041:0026:0032:EN:PDF
- http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2000:327:0001:0001:EN:PDF)
- http://ec.europa.eu/environment/water/flood_risk/)
- http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2008:164:0019:0040:EN:PDF)
- http://ec.europa.eu/maritimeaffairs/policy/maritime_spatial_planning/index_en.htm