Iczm Case Study

Gupta and Fletcher (2001) consider ICZM as a deliberate strategy for sustainable development. The paper proposes a generic institutional frame work to facilitate the transition from integrated coastal management concept to practice. For developing such framework, a structured interview was conducted. In India first of all, the social, environmental and resource characteristic are considered and then examination of national governance structure has been done. According to authors, factors like, lack of vision, data availability and public participation are the constraints in adoptability of ICZM.

Kok et al. (2001) are of the view that the land-use model in RaMCo provides regional decision makers with information on the dynamics of land-use change

(2004) suggests that ICZM is an effective approach towards sustainable development of coastal zones. A detailed integrated coastal zone management programme has been proposed for Allapad gram panchayat as a model. They have developed a practical approach to identify the High Tide Line (HTL), based on geomorphic and other signature in the field. Six high priority areas for management along the coastal zone of Kerala suggested. These programmes consist of specific plans for micro – enterprise development for socio- economic development and poverty alleviation. This work also generated a large data base needed for the preparation of coastal zone management plans for Kerala. The study suggests that there is a need to involve local communities in all the stages of plan preparation including data

The geographic coverage of the study extends beyond the 500 meters narrow strip of coast from the high tide line. He viewed ICZM as a concept with multi-dimensional features combing ecological, economic, social, and cultural aspects of development. The ecological factor includes the pollution, threat to biological diversity and adverse natural processes. The economic aspect of ICZM covers the multiple uses of resources, conflicts arising from human settlements, agriculture, aquaculture, fishing, forestry, mining, petroleum industry, other manufacturing industry, infrastructure, port, tourism and so on. For integrated coastal management, there is a need to make a detailed inventory of the local resource base and infrastructure. Thus, ICZM is a holistic approach for integrated solutions to the ecological, socio- economic, cultural and political issues of the