Governing for Sustainable Coasts: Complexity, Climate Change, and Coastal Ecosystem Protection

Robin Kundis Craig and J.B. Ruhl
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Robin Kundis Craig: College of Law, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32306-1601, USA
J.B. Ruhl: College of Law, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32306-1601, USA

Sustainability, 2010, vol. 2, issue 5, 1-28

Abstract: The world’s coastal ecosystems are among the most complex on Earth, and they are currently being governed unsustainably, by any definition. Climate change will only add to this complexity, underscoring the necessity of finding new ways to govern for these ecosystems’ sustainable use. After reviewing the problems facing coastal ecosystems and innovations in their governance, this article argues that governance of coastal ecosystems must move to place-based adaptive management regimes that incorporate innovative and flexible regulatory mechanisms, such as market-based incentives.

Keywords: coastal ecosystems; sustainability; governance; adaptive management; place-based management; ecosystem-based management; market-based regulation; ecosystem services (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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