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Coastal Management
School:
Of the Environment
Academic Unit:
Department of Marine Sciences
Level of studies:
Undergraduate
Course Code:
191ΕΩ7Υ
Semester:
Ε
Course Title:
Coastal Management
Credits
5
Course Type:
specialised general knowledge
Prerequisite Courses:
Good knowledge of GIS, adequate knowledge of Maths and Chemistry
Language of Instruction and Examinations:
Greek
Is the course offered to Erasmus students:
Yes, in the case of Erasmus student participation
  • (2) Learning Outcomes
  • Learning Outcomes

Concepts, principles and theories relevant to the integrated coastal zone management at catchment scale and coastal zone. Knowledge and understanding a selection of the major topics in the water resources management such as drought and floods, eutrophication, heavy metal pollution, coastal erosion and underlying fundamental principles; Research investigation techniques which might include data acquisition, statistics, modeling and decision making methodologies. Management skills in decision processes include problem definition, objective criteria, project design, decision processes and evaluation needs; teamwork, written and oral reports. Intellectual thinking skills include the ability to analyse and solve problems using a multidisciplinary approach, to intergrate and critically evaluate information, formulate and apply appropriate solutions. The ability to transfer techniques and solutions from one discipline to another and integrate and evaluate information from a variety of sources. The use of practical tools such as scientific literature and computer – based tools to generate data, the execution of computations and technical presentations. Manage resources and time. Use information and communication technology.   

  • General Competences

Data analysis and synthesis 

Working in an interdisciplinary environment  

Team work  

  • (3) Syllabus

Brief Description of Course Content: The course includes the following topics:

Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) – Principles and theoretical background of integrated coastal zone management, as well as a review of the institutional and legislative framework governing coastal zone management.

Coastal Zone Vulnerability – Analysis of vulnerability indicators based on physical processes and wind and wave characteristics, aiming to assess the sensitivity of coastal systems.

Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) – Definition and key principles, legislative framework at European and Greek level, as well as examples and implementation scenarios of MSP.

Management Frameworks and Indicators – Introduction to the DPSIR framework (Driving Forces–Pressures–State–Impact–Response), SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats), and the Ecosystem Services approach.

Water and Flood Management – Implementation of the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) and the Floods Directive (2007/60/EC), with emphasis on management plans and assessment tools.

Environmental Status of Streams and Coastal Environment – Application of monitoring indicators and multi-criteria analysis to assess environmental status and assign weights to individual indicators.

Coastal Load Assessment – Methodologies for estimating pollutants and loads entering coastal environments from land-based, anthropogenic, and natural activities.

Coastal System Budgets and LOICZ Methodology – Introduction to the LOICZ (Land–Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone) methodology for calculating hydrological and biogeochemical budgets and determining nutrient metabolism, as well as analysis of applications in real coastal systems.

Beach Management – Criteria and procedures for the Blue Flag certification, concept of beach identity, and bathing water management.

Beach Carrying Capacity – Methodologies for assessing carrying capacity based on environmental and social parameters, both for tourist beaches and Natura 2000 sites.

Port Vulnerability – Assessment of the vulnerability of port infrastructure to extreme climatic events and the impacts of climate change.

Social Research in the Coastal Zone – Methodologies for field-based social research and the design of informational materials to raise awareness about extreme coastal events and risks.

  • (4) Teaching and Learning Methods - Evaluation
  • Delivery:

Face to face 

  • Use of Information and Communication Technology:

Xρήση power point και χρήση e-class για την μεταφορά δεδομένων, εκπαιδευτικού υλικού, παράδοση εργασιών από τους φοιτητές και βαθμολογιών και ανακοινώσεων από τον εκπαιδευτή.  

  • Teaching Methods:
Activity Semester workload
Lectures
39
Lectures
13
Lectures/Turorials
13
Independent study
30
Presentation of the final project
30
Course total/i>
125
  • Student Performance Evaluation:

Delivery of small projects – delivery and presentation of final work. 
The evaluation is based on the scoring of the individual assignments that are delivered during the semester and the final project work to be delivered and be presented at the end of this. The assignments account for 50% of the final grade and are individual. Students in groups undertake to create Special Coastal Zone Management Plans, to create additional scenarios, formulate a program of measures as well as write the Special Management Plan. The Special Management Plan is presented orally on an open lecture day and corresponds to 50% of the final grade.  

  • (5) Attached Bibliography

a) Basic Textbooks:

Courses notes – Tzoraki Ourania 

Coastal geomorphology – Karybalis E. 

b) Additional References:

Crossland Ch., Coastal Fluxes in the Anthropocene, ISBN-10 3-540-25450-1 Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York, 2005 (e-book) 

Nick Harvey, Global Change and Integrated Coastal Management, ISBN-10 1-4020-3628-0 (e-book)