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Topic 3: INTEGRATED COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT
M. FALAUTANO, T. CILLARI, P. PERZIA, P. VIVONA, L. CASTRIOTA, F. ANDALORO
ISPRA, High Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, Via S. Puglisi, 9 - 90143 Palermo, Italia.
mfalau@tin.it
METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH TO INTEGRATED COASTAL ZONE
MANAGEMENT: A CASE OF STUDY IN THE STRAIT OF SICILY
APPROCCIO METODOLOGICO ALLA GESTIONE INTEGRATA DELLA
FASCIA COSTIERA: UN CASO DI STUDIO NELLO STRETTO DI SICILIA
Abstract - In the coastal area of Sciacca (Strait of Sicily), where delicate ecosystems (e.g. Posidonia
oceanica meadows), fishery (small-scale, industrial and recreational), tourism, nautical and small
industrial activities coexist, a study of integrated coastal management, focusing on sustainable development
of artisanal fishery, was carried out. This study describes a methodological approach to ICZM through the
analysis of territorial and anthropic data, the identification of strength points and limits to development, of
the conflicts and of the potential in the study area, and the proposal of management suggestions.
Key-words: integrated coastal management, artisanal fishery, cultural heritage, Sciacca.
Introduction - The multifaceted approach to the management of coastal resources,
currently known as Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM), has been described
as the process of combining all aspects of the human, physical and biological
components of the coastal zone within a single management framework (Pernetta &
Elder, 1993). In the Mediterranean, such a concept has been formalized in the ICZM
Protocol signed in Madrid on 21 January 2008 within the framework of the Barcelona
Convention. The main purpose of ICZM is the realization of a plan of environmental
development aiming at increasing social and economical prosperity of coastal
communities toward long-term, including interaction and resolution of conflicts
between economical sectors, reaching sustainable use of natural coastal resources with
maintenance of biodiversity (Clark, 1992). In the coastal area of Sciacca (southern
Sicily) delicate ecosystems, sites of community importance (Fondali di Capo San
Marco and Foce del Fiume Verdura), fishery, tourism, nautical and small industrial
activities coexist. This area, therefore, is of huge interest for studies aiming at
integrated coastal management. In the present study, a methodological approach to
ICZM mainly focused on artisanal fishery is proposed.
Materials and methods - The study was carried out from December 2005 to
November 2007, in the coastal zone of Sciacca (Strait of Sicily), and was articulated in
two main aspects: analysis of the territory and fishery characterization. The study was
developed in three consecutive phases:
a) cognitive phase to delineate the environmental situation and the main activities
interacting within the coastal zone, using both available data and experimental ones;
the methods applied are resumed in Tab. 1;
b) identifying phase to individuate the limits to development, the conflicts and the
potential of the area;
c) proposing phase to define instruments aiming at removing limits, solving conflicts
and increasing productive capacity.
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