Coastal Zone Management
(1) General
| School: | Of the Environment | ||
| Academic Unit: | Department of Marine Sciences | ||
| Level of studies: | Postgraduate | ||
| Course Code: | Semester: | Β | |
| Course Title: | Coastal Zone Management | ||
| Independent Teaching Activities | Weekly Teaching Hours | Credits | |
| Lectures/Turorials | 5 | ||
| Total credits | 6 | ||
| Course Type: | specialised general knowledge | ||
| Prerequisite Courses: | GIS basics, SPSS, familiarity with MS Excel or other spreadsheet software, one year university science or math. | ||
| Language of Instruction and Examinations: | Greek / English | ||
| Is the course offered to Erasmus students: | Yes | ||
| Course Website (Url): | https://www.mar.aegean.gr/?lang=en&pg=3.2.1&lesson=7 | ||
(2) Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Concepts, principles and theories relevant to the integrated coastal zone. Research investigation techniques which might include data acquisition, statistics, modeling and decision making methodologies. Management skills in decision processes include problem definition, objective criteria, project design, decision processes and evaluation needs; teamwork, written and oral reports. Intellectual thinking skills include the ability to analyse and solve problems using a multidisciplinary approach, to intergrate and critically evaluate information, formulate and apply appropriate solutions. The ability to transfer techniques and solutions from one discipline to another and integrate and evaluate information from a variety of sources. The use of practical tools such as scientific literature and computer – based tools to generate data, the execution of computations and technical presentations. Manage resources and time. Use information and communication technology.
General Competences
- Team work
- Working in an interdisciplinary environment
- Project planning and management
- Respect for the natural environment
(3) Syllabus
Introduction in the planning, design and analysis of Integrated Coastal Zone Management. Holistic and integrative analysis and assessment of the human impact on coastal zones due to the human utilization of natural resources. Development of sustainable and socially accepted mitigations and measures to reduce risks. Through scenarios, multi-criteria analysis and examples of different management options are evaluated in working groups. Ecological implications, program of measure, fitness check and evaluation of measures impact in the objective planning, evaluation of public participation, decision support systems and scenarios of climate change and management practices. Coastal Zone Management Plan: objectives, data requirements, gathering and analysis (hydrometerological, hydrochemical and spatial information, socioeconomic factors in Fisheries and Aquaculture, Fishing effort and catch management, outcomes by previous management actions and best practices), environmental implications, measures and evaluation of their impact, decision support system and final management plan.
(4) Teaching and Learning Methods - Evaluation
| Delivery: | Face-to-face and Distance learning | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Use of Information and Communication Technology: | The use of information and communication technology is achieved through tutorials, computer-based exercises, project and individual learning. Coursework, project work and oral presentation helps students in developing transferable skills. Computation skills are developed through project work and coursework, and through interaction with the course student body. Resources and time management is developed through the course within a framework of staged coursework and final project deadlines. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Student Performance Evaluation: | The evaluation will be based on the scoring of the individual assignments that will be delivered during the semester (50%) and the final project work to be delivered and will be presented at the end of this. Students in groups will undertake to create Special Coastal Zone Management Plans, to create additional scenarios, formulate a program of measures as well as write the Special Management Plan. The Special Management Plan will be presented orally on an open lecture day to be set and will be 50% of the final grade. |
(5) Attached Bibliography
a) Basic Textbooks:
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (2013): What Will Adaptation Cost?
- An Economic Framework for Coastal Community Infrastructure
- UNESCO (2006): A handbook of measuring the progress and outcomes of Integrated Coastal and Ocean Management.
- Nick Harvey (ed.): Global Change and Integrated Coastal Management. The Asia Pacific Region.
b) Additional References :
- Gordon, Jr.D.C., Boudreau, P.R., Mann, K.H., Ong, J.-E., Silvert, W.L., Smith, S.V., Wattayakorn, G., Wulff, F., Yanagi, T., 1996. LOICZ Biogeochemical Modelling Guidelines. LOICZ Reports & Studies, No. 5, LOICZ, Texel, The Netherlands, 96 pp.
- EEA (2013): European bathing water quality in 2012.
- Christopher J. Crossland · Hartwig H. Kremer · Han J. Lindeboom Janet I. Marshall Crossland · Martin D. A. Le Tissier (2005): Coastal Fluxes in the Anthropocene, ISBN-10 3-540-25450-1 Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York
- G.S. Kleppel; M. Richard DeVoe; Mac V. Rawson; (editors) (2006): Changing landuse patterns in the coastal zone.
- Crossland Ch., Coastal Fluxes in the Anthropocene, ISBN-10 3-540-25450-1 Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York, 2005 (e-book)
- Nick Harvey, Global Change and Integrated Coastal Management, ISBN-10 1-4020-3628-0 (e-book)