scholarly journals Federal management of the Argentine coastal zone

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
José R. Dadon ◽  
Nadia Boscarol ◽  
Alejandro J.A. Monti ◽  
Mónica C. García ◽  
Eleonora Verón ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Zone ◽  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Coastal Management ◽  
Marine Protected Area ◽  
National Level ◽  
Financial Resources ◽  
Interjurisdictional Competition ◽  
Commercial Code ◽  
Patagonian Coast ◽  
Low Incidence

The Argentine Coastal Zone is a fluvio-maritime continuum of great climatic and biogeographic diversity that extends from the northern end of the Río de la Plata basin to the southern extreme of the Patagonian coast. This paper analyzes the changes related to coastal management in the period 2009-2019 in public policies, regulations, competencies, responsibilities, institutions, instruments, training, capacity building, financial resources, scientific knowledge, environmental information and education, and citizen participation. Among the most significant advances are the determination of the limits of the continental shelf, the more precise regulation in the reformed Civil and Commercial Code, the formulation of a Federal Coastal Management Strategy and several sectoral strategies, the creation of the first marine protected area, the increase of the postgraduate courses related to coastal management, and the expansion of the environmental contents to all levels of the education system. On the other hand, it is worth noting the scarcity of financial resources for institutional strengthening, the low incidence of citizen participation and the persistence of interjurisdictional competition conflicts. It is concluded that the sectoral model of coastal management has consolidated, with a tendency to migrate from a centralized management at the national level to a federal system with greater decision capacity for the provinces.

TBE in Italy

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Surveillance System ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
National Level ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Incidence Rates ◽  
Mountainous Regions ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Tick Borne Encephalitis ◽  
Low Incidence

Italy is considered a low-incidence country for tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in Europe.1 Areas at higher risk for TBE in Italy are geographically clustered in the forested and mountainous regions and provinces in the north east part of the country, as suggested by TBE case series published over the last decade.2-5 A national enhanced surveillance system for TBE has been established since 2017.6 Before this, information on the occurrence of TBE cases at the national level in Italy was lacking. Both incidence rates and the geographical distribution of the disease were mostly inferred from endemic areas where surveillance was already in place, ad hoc studies and international literature.1

Water for Life

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madeline Baer
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Water Policy ◽  
State Capacity ◽  
National Level ◽  
Human Right ◽  
Political Will ◽  
Water And Sanitation ◽  
The Right

Chapter 5 provides a case study of the human rights-based approach to water policy through an analysis of the Bolivian government’s attempts to implement the human right to water and sanitation. It explores these efforts at the local and national level, through changes to investments, institutions, and policies. The analysis reveals that while Bolivia meets the minimum standard for the human right to water and sanitation in some urban areas, access to quality water is low in poor and marginalized communities. While the Bolivian government expresses a strong political will for a human rights approach and is increasing state capacity to fulfill rights, the broader criteria for the right to water and sanitation, including citizen participation and democratic decision-making, remain largely unfulfilled. This case suggests political will and state capacity might be necessary but are not sufficient to fulfill the human right to water and sanitation broadly defined.

State e-Government Portals in Malaysia

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 19-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aria Asadi Eskandar ◽  
Murali Raman
Keyword(s):  
Citizen Participation ◽  
State Government ◽  
National Level ◽  
State Level ◽  
Security And Privacy ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
Web Portal ◽  
Government Service ◽  
The Past ◽  
Government Websites

Most of the international e-Government benchmarking studies have focused on national government websites such as portal of ministries at the national level. This paper examines the level of sophistication of e-Government websites for different states in Malaysia, as opposed to a national level assessment, both in terms of the breadth and depth of e-Government service offering. This paper adds to the existing body of knowledge in relation to e-Government web portal assessment in two ways. First, studies pertaining to e-Government in Malaysia focus mainly on implementation issues at the Federal/National level– The authors examined State level implementation of e-Government services. Secondly, they used a predetermined instrument to assess the sophistication level of State government web portals, by consolidating different measurement items from our review of literature over the past ten years. The authors analyzed the website for a total of thirteen states in Malaysia, in relation to six different dimension measures of e-Government service offerings, as prescribed by literature. These six dimension measures are the extent of transparency, interactivity, usability and accessibility of the portal, citizen participation, security and privacy, and maturity level of services. A content analysis of the web portal was done, using a predetermined instrument developed based on our review of literature on this topic, in the past ten years. Their findings suggest that different State Governments in Malaysia demonstrate different levels of maturity in relation to the six dimensions measured.

scholarly journals PRINCIPLES OF COASTAL AREA & WATERSHED MANAGEMENT (Review: Strategic Plan for Integrated Coastal Management of Lampung)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Riki Rahmad
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Zone ◽  
Coastal Management ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Coastal Zone Management ◽  
Problem Definition ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Coastal Zones ◽  
Integrated Coastal Management ◽  
Environmentally Sustainable ◽  
Zone Management

At the World Bank, coastal zone management (CZM) is a part of Integrated Coastal Management (ICM), is an interdisciplinary roomates and Intersectoral approach to problem definition and solutions in the coastal zone, it includes a range of initiatives that promote the environmentally sustainable development of coastal areas, and encompasses a range of activities such as community-based management of coastal resources, large-scale infrastructure development (ports, industrial and residential parks, etc..), pollution and erosion control, aquaculture, tourism and recreation, oil spill contingency planning, and navigational risk assessment.CZM is a process of governance that consists of the legal andinstitutional framework Necessary to Ensure that development and management plans for coastal zones are integrated with environmental and social goals, and are developed with the participation of those affected.The purpose of the ICM is to maximize the benefits providedby the coastal zone and to minimize the conflicts and Harmful effects of activities on social, cultural and environmental resources.

scholarly journals USO E OCUPAÇÃO DA ORLA MARÍTIMA NOS MUNICÍPIOS DE TIBAU E GROSSOS (RN): MECANISMOS PARA UMA GESTÃO COSTEIRA INTEGRADA

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 2617
Author(s):  
André Luiz Braga Silva ◽  
Maykon Targino Da Silva ◽  
Rodrigo Guimarães De Carvalho
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Social Control ◽  
Coastal Zone ◽  
Coastal Management ◽  
Integrated Management ◽  
Dynamic Environments ◽  
Coastal Regions ◽  
Urbanization Process ◽  
Integrated Coastal Management

As regiões costeiras são ambientes extremamente dinâmicos e agregam diferentes valores. Diante disso, o intuito da presente pesquisa foi realizar uma caracterização referente ao uso e a ocupação da orla marítima dos municípios de Grossos e Tibau (RN). Para isso, realizou-se a classificação da orla, segundo os conceitos do projeto Orla, e a quantificação da ocupação. Os resultados mostraram que as orlas marítimas de ambos os municípios possuem fortes interferências antrópicas, apresentando classes de orla marítima A, B e C. As classes encontradas evidenciaram os seguintes valores: 47% em processo de urbanização, 45% não urbanizada e 8% com urbanização consolidada. Assim, conclui-se que a área necessita de um plano de ordenamento do uso e ocupação do solo que seja concebido mediante o controle social, de modo que se possa obter uma Gestão Integrada das orlas marítimas.  Use and occupation of the coastline in the municipalities of Tibau and Grossos (RN): Mechanism for integrated coastal management A B S T R A C TThe coastal regions are extremely dynamic environments and add different values. Therefore, the aim this paper was to characterize the use and occupation of the coastal zone of the municipalities Grossos and Tibau (RN). For this, the classification of the coastal zone was carried out according to the concepts of the Orla project, and quantification of the occupation. The results showed that the coastal zone of both municipalities have strong anthropic interference, presenting classes of coastal zone A, B and C. The classes found showed the following values: 47%, in the urbanization process, 45% not urbanized and 8% with urbanization consolidated. Thus, it is concluded that the area needs a plan of land use and occupation that is conceived through social control, so that an integrated management of the coastal zone.Keywords: Coastal management, urbanization, sustainability.

Conservation and development: a cross-disciplinary overview

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 234-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Maria Cardoso da Silva ◽  
Julie Topf
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
National Level ◽  
Financial Resources ◽  
Conservation Movement ◽  
Ecological Infrastructure ◽  
Development Agenda ◽  
The People ◽  
National Governments ◽  
Global And Local

SummaryThe ability of national governments to set and implement policies that protect biodiversity is currently facing widespread scepticism within the conservation movement. Here, we review the literature from several disciplines to outline a positive agenda for how the global conservation movement can address this. We combine the strengths of the people-centred and science-led conservation approaches to develop a framework that emphasizes the importance of ecological infrastructure for the long-term prosperity of human societies in an ever-changing world. We show that one of the major goals of the conservation movement (enhancing global ecological infrastructure to end species and ecosystem loss) remains central and irreplaceable within the broad sustainable development agenda. Then, we argue that the conservation community is now more prepared than ever to face the challenge of supporting societies in designing the ecological infrastructure they need to move towards more sustainable states. Because it is where global and local priorities meet, the national level is where impactful changes can be made. Furthermore, we point out two priorities for the conservation movement for the next decade: (1) substantially increase the amount of financial resources dedicated to conservation; and (2) advance the next generation of policies for ecological infrastructure.

scholarly journals Tourism in Continental Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands: An Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) Perspective

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 1647
Author(s):  
Carlos Mestanza-Ramón ◽  
J. Adolfo Chica-Ruiz ◽  
Giorgio Anfuso ◽  
Alexis Mooser ◽  
Camilo M. Botero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Zone ◽  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Coastal Zone Management ◽  
Galapagos Islands ◽  
Coastal Areas ◽  
Economic Resources ◽  
Education For Sustainability ◽  
Integrated Coastal Zone Management ◽  
Galápagos Islands ◽  
Zone Management

Tourism in coastal areas is becoming increasingly important in Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) as an integrated approach that balances the requirements of different tourist sectors. This paper analyzes ICZM in continental Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands from the perspective of the 3S tourism, and presents its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT). The methodology used was based on a literature review of ten aspects of the highest relevance to ICZM, i.e., Policies, Regulations, Responsibilities, Institutions, Strategies and Instruments, Training, Economic Resources, Information, Education for Sustainability, and Citizen Participation. The results highlight four aspects as strengths (Policies, Responsibilities, Institutions and Citizen Participation), while the most notable weaknesses were Regulations and Education for sustainability. Strategies and Instruments, as well as Information, were identified as opportunities to stand out. The main threats were Economic Resources and Training. Ecuador does not have clearly established public policies that would allow for the integrated management of 3S tourism and be considered as productive, valuable alternatives. It is necessary to consolidate and promote 3S tourism as a State policy and as a means to improve the economies in coastal areas. Finally, Ecuador needs to overcome negative changes in the macroeconomic environment and reverse its current deteriorated image.

scholarly journals Building capacity on ecosystem-based adaptation strategy to cope with extreme events and sea-level rise on the Uruguayan coast

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 504-522 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inti Carro ◽  
Leonardo Seijo ◽  
Gustavo J. Nagy ◽  
Ximena Lagos ◽  
Ofelia Gutiérrez
Keyword(s):  
Sea Level Rise ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Coastal Management ◽  
Native Species ◽  
National Level ◽  
River Estuary ◽  
Extreme Weather Events ◽  
Content Type ◽  
And Sea Level

Purpose This study aims to show a case study of ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) measures to increase coastal system’s resilience to extreme weather events and sea-level rise (SLR) implemented at Kiyú (Uruguayan coast of the Rio de la Plata river estuary). Design/methodology/approach A participatory process involving the community and institutional stakeholders was carried out to select and prioritise adaptation measures to reduce the erosion of sandy beaches, dunes and bluffs due to extreme wind storm surge and rainfall, SLR and mismanagement practices. The recovery of coastal ecosystems was implemented through soft measures (green infrastructure) such as revegetation with native species, dune regeneration, sustainable drainage systems and the reduction of use pressures. Findings Main achievements of this case study include capacity building of municipal staff and stakeholders, knowledge exchanges with national-level decision makers and scientists and the incorporation of EbA approaches by subnational-level coastal governments. To consolidate EbA, the local government introduced innovations in the coastal management institutional structure. Originality/value The outcomes of the article include, besides the increase in the resilience of social-ecological systems, the strengthening of socio-institutional behaviour, structure and sustainability. This experience provides insights for developing a strategy for both Integrated Coastal Management and climate adaptation at the national scale.

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