Global environmental change, local land use impacts and socio-economic response strategies in coastal regions

Jeroen van den Bergh and Peter Nijkamp

No 2, Serie Research Memoranda from VU University Amsterdam, Faculty of Economics, Business Administration and Econometrics

Abstract: This paper addresses the issue of possible land use strategies and responses in coastal zones as a consequence of global environmental change. It will first set out some key elements in global change that are of critical importance for the water and land management in such areas. Next, it will map out in more detail the various environmental and socio-economic repercussions of such megatrends. This will then be followed by a discussion of the necessity to develop proper coastal zone management policy strategies in order to cope with uncertain challenges. In particular, the research needs will be addressed. The paper will then illustrate the potential of integrated coastal zone dynamic and spatial modelling and evaluation, on the basis of an empirical case study for a coastal region. Furthermore, a number of spatio-economic scenarios related to sea level issues in the Netherlands will be presented. In this context also risk assessment is shortly discussed in relation to sea level rise.

JEL-codes: Q38 R11 R38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1997
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