Editor's note on the comments from Eugene P. Odum,Howard T. Odum,Leonard Shabman,and Sandra Batie |
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Authors: | Peter Harrison WR Derrick Sewell |
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Institution: | 1. Associate Professor Department of Geography , University of Ottawa , Ontario, Canada;2. Professor of Geography , University of Victoria , British Columbia, Canada |
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Abstract: | Abstract It was pointed out in a recent article on shorelines management in France that no overall coastal management legislation in that country exists.1 Nevertheless, certain existing legislation has been adapted to take account of the peculiarities of the shoreline and coastal zone, and new institutions such as the “Shorelines Trust”; have been created.2 As is the case with most countries in the Western world, the processes of urbanization, industrialization, and recreational development place tremendous pressure on shoreline use. Resulting conflicts are sometimes difficult to solve unless adequate institutional frameworks exist. Some form of institutional change is thus inevitable. |
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