Management of the belgian coast: Opinions and solutions

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24363Vlaams Instituut voor deZae F la n d e r s M a r in e I n s titu te 129 Management of the Belgian coast: Opinions and solutionsD e R u y ck , A n M .C .* 1; A m p e, C a ro le 2 & L a n g o h r , R o g e r2 xC d e s tijn e n la a n 3 9 /1 2 , B 3 0 1 H e v e r lee, B e lg iu m ; 2 L a b o r a to r y o f S o il S c ie n c e , G h e n t U n iversity, K r ijg sla a n 2 8 I /S 8 , B -9 G hent, B elg iu m ; ' C o r r e s p o n d in g a u th o r : a n .d e r u y c k @ e u d o r a m a il.c o mA b s tra c t. S ince the b eg in n in g o f th e 20th cen tu ry the B elgian coast h as u n d erg o n e im p o rtan t c h an g es o f w hich an overview is p resented here. T o d eterm in e th e v iew o f th e B elgian public on the B elgian coast and in o rd e r to obtain their opinions and solutions to the problem s alo n g th e B elgian coast, a question naire su rv ey w as conducted w ith a total o f 100 respondents divided into five groups, all a ctiv e in th e coastal zone. T he five groups included (1) p o litician s on v ario u s levels o f authority, (2) coastal en trep ren eu rs an d bu sin e ss people, (3) naturalists and scien tists, (4) coastal resid en ts and (5) tourists. Coastal zone problem s, as perceived by the d ifferen t g ro u p s, and their solutions are discussed. F o rm e r m u n icip alities, in particular, were held resp onsible for the c u rre n t coastal problem s. M ost respondents w ere skeptic ab o u t th e ap p licatio n o f recent ju ridical in strum ents (e.g. the D une D ecree), the structural plans and their p o w er to protect the rem ain in g natural areas. The root o f th e p ro blem s se em s to lie in lack o f coordination and com m unication betw een d ifferen t au th o rities responsible for the coasta! zone. K e y w o rd s: C oastal sta k eh o ld er p articip atio n ; C oordination; O verdevelopm ent. In tro d u ctio nD u e to th e e v e r in c r e a s i n g d e m a n d s fro m to u r is m , u n d e v e lo p e d c o a s ts a ll o v e r th e w o r ld a r c u n d e r s e v e re p r e s s u re f o r d e v e lo p m e n t. U n f o r t u n a te l y , th e a u th o r itie s o fte n la c k t h e v is io n a n d e x p e r ie n c e to d e v e lo p th e c o a s tlin e in a s u s ta in a b le w a y .T h e lite r a tu r e a b o u n d s w ith c o a s ta l m a n a g e m e n t A n o n . 1 9 9 2 a ; S e y s et a l. 1 9 9 3 ; H e r r ie r 1 9 9 4 ; B a e tc m a n 199 5 ; M a e s & C liq u e t 1 9 9 6 ; P r o v o o s t & H o f f m a n n 199 6 ). A l th o u g h c u r r e n tl y m u c h is d o n e to c o r re c t p a s t m is ta k e s ( H e r r ie r 1 9 9 8 ), s o m e a r e ir r e v e r s ib le a n d th e le s s o n s le a r n t w e r e v e r y e x p e n s iv e .T h e a im o f th is s t u d y is to r e v ie w th e h is to r y a n d c u r r e n t s ta te o f th e B e lg ia n c o a s t a n d to d e te r m in e th e p r o b le m s p e r c e iv e d o r e x p e r ie n c e d b y d i f f e r e n t s ta k e h o ld e r s o f s u c h a n o v e r d e v e lo p e d c o a s tlin e . In a d d itio n , a n a tte m p ...

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