Integrated Coastal Management: From Post-Graduate to Professional Coastal Manager: A Teaching Manual - Softcover

9789059723276: Integrated Coastal Management: From Post-Graduate to Professional Coastal Manager: A Teaching Manual

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9059723279 ISBN 13: 9789059723276

Publisher: Eburon B V, 2011

Integrated coastal management is unquestionably important, but it’s extremely difficult in practice because it requires skills derived from various disciplines. In order to succeed, coastal managers must overcome disciplinary boundaries and construct a holistic vision that is both practical and unique to their profession. This manual provides university teachers with a three-module course to train professional coastal managers. As many students and teachers in this field are from the natural sciences, the focus is on embedding social science concepts and approaches into education for coastal management.

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About the Author

Martin D. A. Le Tissier is director of Envision, a UK-based international environmental consultancy and research company. Maarten Bavinck is director of the Centre for Maritime Research at the University of Amsterdam. Leontine E. Visser is professor at the Rural Development Sociology Group at Wageningen University in the Netherlands.

From the Back Cover

Integrated coastal management is a worthwhile cause, but difficult in practice because it encompasses so many issues across many sectors. This requires coastal managers to have skills that combine approaches, insights, and knowledge of many disciplines. The challenge in educating coastal managers is to overcome disciplinary boundaries and construct a holistic vision that is rooted in the workplace.

This manual provides university teachers with a three module course to train professional coastal managers. As many students and teachers in this field are from the natural sciences, the focus is on embedding social science concepts and approaches into education for coastal management.

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