Evaluation of Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) in ...

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Evaluation of Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) in Europe – Final Report
4.4 The Atlantic Coast
The following European Member States are bordering the Atlantic
Ocean: United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Spain and Portugal. So far,
four countries have submitted a report on their strategy for ICZM at
the national level: France, UK, Spain and Portugal - the reports of the
last three include a chapter on stocktaking. Ireland has not delivered
a report but has rather a National Spatial Strategy in place.
IE
(V)
UK
(II)
I
II
III
IV
V
ICZM National Strategy, approved by Ministry
Outline/Plan for National ICZM Strategy
National Progress Report on ICZM Implementation
Official Ministerial Statements, No Official Report
No National Reporting to ICZM Recommendation
FR
(III)
Prepared by
Rupprecht Consult GmbH 2006
for the Evaluation of ICZM in Europe
PT
(III)
ES
(I)
200 0 200 400 600 Kilometers
Figure 14: National Reporting to ICZM Recommendation for Atlantic Countries
4.4.1 Coastal Zones and Major Coastal Issues
The Atlantic coast in the respective countries is very diverse and all
kinds of coast occur: Sandy beaches, rocky shores, estuaries etc.
This makes it difficult in some areas to give a sound definition of the
coastal zone. The five countries included here have thus come to
quite different approaches how to define the coastal zone and coastal
issues and where to set the limitations.
In France the coastal zone is not delimited by a fixed boundary
definition. Within the Law Littoral (86-2) the coast – littoral - means
the territory of coastal "communes", but this is based on land planning
and not on marine regulations where the sea bottom cannot be
considered as part of a commune’s territory. Over the past generation
there has been a marked change from traditional industries (centred
on fisheries and agriculture) to tourism, a place for retirement and
Change from
traditional
industries to
tourism and new
technologies
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