Terrestrial and marine environments are national assets, which must be managed in a sustainable manner. This module is designed to introduce students to the interaction between land, coastal and marine processes and systems, and how these relate to the human use of these spaces.
Multiple central and local government bodies hold a myriad of complex and often over-lapping roles and statutory responsibilities within coastal zones and marine spaces. This module outlines current policy, strategy and management regimes (which include tenure, valuations, use and development frameworks), and learners are also introduced to appropriate spatial data sources and the technologies used in capturing such coastal and marine information.
Humankind relationship with coastal/marine spaces
Human intervention - coastal engineering responses and impacts
Coastal land, waters and marine spaces
Marine jurisdictional (national, regional and UNCLOS) spatial delimitation and conventions
Legal and environmental management frameworks - roles and responsibilities in Ireland and in other EU countries
Coastal and marine spatial policy and regulatory frameworks
Compliance requirements (at EU level) and coastal/marine data sources
Marine Spatial Planning, and related policies/legislation
Integration of terrestrial and marine management frameworks in Ireland and in other EU member states
The theoretical component of the module is provided by lectures, tutorials, discussion forums and analysis of good practice examples that cover contemporary thinking into processes and evolutionary concepts of managing coastal zones and marine environments. Engagement with online seminars, workshops and organised study trips related to the themes discussed within the lectures also form an integral part of this course, while extensive use is also made of the www to add supplementary material to that given in lectures
| Module Content & Assessment | |
|---|---|
| Assessment Breakdown | % |
| Formal Examination | 60 |
| Other Assessment(s) | 40 |