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- Title
Coastal Zone Problems and Environmental Strategies to be Implemented at Edremit Bay, Turkey.
- Authors
Irtem, Emel; Kabdasli, Sedat; Azbar, Nuri
- Abstract
This case study examines the coastal zone problems focusing on the existing conflicts between tourism and commercial activities on the coasts of Edremit Bay, Turkey, and attempts to suggest solutions to these problems. Edremit Bay is a characteristic example of such a conflict in collective use of natural resources. The study area, with its 100-km-long sandy beach, naturally attracts different coastal user groups with different beneficial expectations: in terms of rest and recreation for one group and commercial gain offered in a variety of ways for another group. Significant coastal zone problems exist in the study area. Deterioration of shoreline due to tourism activities and illegal constructions, damage to the coastal ecosystem due to domestic/industrial wastewater discharges and some agricultural activities, and disordered urbanization are only a few of the many problems. The data presented here were partly derived from field study and partly collected from local state or private organizations. In this study, it is emphasized that there is a need for viable economic and environmental strategies to be designated in Edremit Bay, Turkey, in order to provide sustainable resource use. For this purpose, an integrated project together with a relevant planning chart including subprojects is also suggested. The success of a local environmental protection management project depends on active participation of all stakeholders including governmental organizations and nongovernmental organizations.
- Subjects
TURKEY; TOURISM; COASTAL zone management; REGIONAL planning; LAND use planning; ENVIRONMENTAL management; ENVIRONMENTAL sciences
- Publication
Environmental Management, 2005, Vol 36, Issue 1, p37
- ISSN
0364-152X
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1007/s00267-004-0062-5