Management of coastal mega-cities--a new challenge in the 21st century

Haiqing Li

Marine Policy, 2003, vol. 27, issue 4, 333-337

Abstract: This paper aims at addressing the issue of coastal mega-cities as a new challenge in the integrated coastal management in the 21st century. The paper first gives a background introduction to the importance of coastal mega-cities in the ICM. It then summarizes the country practices in the management of coastal mega-cities. The main outcomes of the IOC-SOA international workshop on coastal mega-cities are also provided, including the main contents of the Hangzhou Declaration. In the conclusion, recommendations are made as to how to follow up the issue of coastal mega-cities in the years to come.

Keywords: Coastal; mega-city; Integrated; coastal; management; Intergovernmental; Oceanographic; Commission; (IOC); Hangzhou; Declaration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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