Coastal Zones
Solutions for the 21st Century

Coastal Zones: Solutions for the 21st Century bridges the gap between national and international efforts and the local needs for actions in communities where coastal zone challenges are faced daily. The solution-oriented approach covers issues of coastal zone management as well as responses to natural disasters. This work provides ideas on how to face the challenges, develop solutions, and localize management of common-pool resources.

Coastal Zones targets academic stakeholders and coastal stakeholders who have local knowledge and experience but need a theoretical framework and a greater range of skills to make use of this experience.

Foreword by Wendy Watson Wright

Chapter1: Introduction

Section 1: Facing the Challenges Chapter 2: Transdisciplinary Community-Centered Approach Chapter 3: Transferring Knowledge and Mutual Learning Chapter 4: Coastal Changes in Europe: Challenges for a Sustainable Future Chapter 5: Human Borders: Acts of Smuggling along Social Group Boundaries

Section 2: Developing Solutions: Challenges for Communities in the Context of Global Change Chapter 6: Sustainable Mariculture at High Latitudes

Chapter 7: Flood Risk Governance Developments in Latvia: Collaboration Communication

Chapter 8: Geoengineernig Coastlines? From accidental to intentional Chapter 9: Remote Sensing Solutions to Monitor Biotic and Abiotic Dynamics in Coastal Ecosystems Chapter 10: Managing Adaptation to the Changing Climate in the Coastal Zone Chapter 11: The Sustainability of Artificial Coastlines Chapter 12: Protected Shores Contaminated with Plastic: From Knowledge to Action

Section 3: Local Management of Common-Pool Resources Chapter 13: Challenges and Solutions for Sustainable Development along Peruvian Coastal Zones Chapter 14: Solutions for Sustainable Coastal Lagoon Management: From Conflict to the Implementation of a Consensual Multi-criteria Decision Model Chapter 15: Evaluating Coastal Management: Lessons from Asian Aquaculture and Norwegian Oil Chapter 16: Motivation for the Viability of the Lobster Fishery: Case Study in the Northumberland Strait, Gulf of St. Lawrence Chapter 17: Lobster Fisheries in Atlantic Canada in the Face of Climate and Environmental Changes: Can We Talk about Sustainability of These Coastal Communities? Chapter 18: Facing the Challenges of Sustainable Development along the West African Coastline: Training for Careers in Coastline Management and the Emergence of an Observatory Chapter 19: Adaptation to Climate Change and Participatory Action Research (PAR): Some Lessons from Two Municipalities in Quebec Chapter 20: Conclusions: Solutions for Our century

Appendix: Inputs from the "Coastal Zones: 21st Century Challenges" Working Group

After earning a double degree in geology (University of Barcelona) and oceanography (University of Perpignan) in 1998, Juan went on to receive his PhD in marine geophysics under the direction of Dr. Jean-Pierre Rehault at the Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer and the Institut Français de Recherche pour l' Exploitation de la Mer in Brest, France. His PhD dissertation, "Formation et évolution des canyons sous- marins du Golfe du Lion : relation avec les cycles glacio-eustatiques” was developed while he was working on a team led by Dr. Jean-Louis Olivet, and was presented in November of 2004. During his time as a student, he participated in eight oceanographic research cruises, including (i) the first oceanographic cruise of the research vessel Hesperides through the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Canary Islands in 1998 and (ii) in early 2000, he completed a month-long research cruise in the Bransfield Basin of the Antarctic continent.

With over 50 publications, Juan’s work focuses on the evolution and current state of the coastal and oceanic system, ranging from the coast to the deep sea. Much of his work incorporates his interest in the earth-human system and investigates the ways in which humans modify "natural" processes, with a specific emphasis on ethics in relation to concerns of coastal communities.

In 2010, he joined Professor Jean-Paul Vanderlinden’s research team at the Observatoire de Versailles SQY. Juan’s dedication to interdisciplinary research has connected him with local, regional, national, and international experts through his work on projects such as (i) THESEUS: "Innovative technologies for safer European coasts in a changing climate" and (ii) ARTISTICC: "Adaptation to Transdisciplinary Research and Policy Community Centered Approach", this project seeks to analyze how knowledge, in all its dimensions, can be mobilized to foster coastal adaptation to climate change.

Also, since 2007, Juan has drawn from his firm commit

• Represents the collaborative work of more than 200 coastal zone researchers from all continents
• Provides a transdisciplinary approach that draws on stakeholder knowledge as well as diverse disciplines in the natural and social sciences
• Provides a basis for the co-development of an effective understanding of social-ecological systems in the coastal zone