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Table of contents
IOC Manuals and Guides IOC 46 Manuals and Guides 46
A handbook
for measuring the progress and outcomes of integrated coastal and ocean management
1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 1
1.1. Purpose, rationale and background ..................................................................................................................................... 2
1.2. Audience and use of the handbook .................................................................................................................................... 2
1.3. Contribution to improving indicators and management practices ........................................................................................ 3
1.4. Other tools ......................................................................................................................................................................... 3
1.5. Structure and organization of the handbook ....................................................................................................................... 4
2. Use of indicators in Integrated Coastal and Ocean Management .................................................. 5
2.1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................ 6
2.2. Function of ICOM ............................................................................................................................................................... 6
2.3. Principles and international guidelines on ICOM .................................................................................................................. 6
2.4. The ICOM process ............................................................................................................................................................... 8
2.5. The role of indicators in the management process ............................................................................................................. 11
3. Governance performance indicators ......................................................................................... 17
3.1. Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................................... 19
3.2. Coastal and ocean governance ......................................................................................................................................... 19
3.3. ICOM governance indicators ............................................................................................................................................. 20
3.4. Selection of governance indicators .................................................................................................................................... 21
3.5. Measurement of governance indicators ............................................................................................................................. 23
4. Ecological indicators ............................................................................................................... 29
4.1. Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................................... 30
4.2. Ecosystem-based management ......................................................................................................................................... 30
4.3. ICOM ecological indicators ................................................................................................................................................ 31
4.4. Selection of ecological indicators ....................................................................................................................................... 32
4.5. Measurement of ecological indicators ............................................................................................................................... 33
5. Socioeconomic indicators ...................................................................................................... 39
5.1. Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................................... 40
5.2. Socioeconomic consideration in ICOM .............................................................................................................................. 41
5.3. Socioeconomic indicators .................................................................................................................................................. 43
5.4. Selection of socioeconomic indicators ............................................................................................................................... 45
5.5. Measurement of socioeconomic indicators ........................................................................................................................ 47
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