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- INTERCOAST
- Projects (2012-2015)
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IC12_II
Legal aspects of protecting high-value coastal areas
The world´s coastlines are greatly valued for various reasons. Some are economically measurable and therefore tangible for political expediencies. These values can be categorised as scientific, economic and species/ecosystem/geological values. The unique environment of the Antarctica is for example of outstanding scientific interest. Mineral resources or Tourism areas are of economic value and a coral reef is of high species conservation and biodervisity value.
But there are coastal values that are not economically measurable. They are separate from political expediencies. Nevertheless they are of great importance. These values are intangible human values as, aesthetical, spiritualism, educational or recreational values.
The preliminary hypothesis of this thesis is that certain high-value coastal areas are not recognized in coastal protection so that societies may be irretrievably deprived of the benefits they offer. Thus the research idea is to verify this hypothesis. The thesis aims to develop legal requirements for an effective conservation and management of high-value coastal areas and helping to prevent the loss of high-value coastal areas.
The methodology is to analyse the current law on international, regional and national (Germany and New Zealand) level. The German and New Zealand legal instruments to protecting high-value coastal areas shall be compared. The result shall be valuable conclusions from both legal systems that are globally applicable.
The following step is to identify and evaluate high-value coastal areas in general and specifically in Germany and New Zealand.
But there are coastal values that are not economically measurable. They are separate from political expediencies. Nevertheless they are of great importance. These values are intangible human values as, aesthetical, spiritualism, educational or recreational values.
The preliminary hypothesis of this thesis is that certain high-value coastal areas are not recognized in coastal protection so that societies may be irretrievably deprived of the benefits they offer. Thus the research idea is to verify this hypothesis. The thesis aims to develop legal requirements for an effective conservation and management of high-value coastal areas and helping to prevent the loss of high-value coastal areas.
The methodology is to analyse the current law on international, regional and national (Germany and New Zealand) level. The German and New Zealand legal instruments to protecting high-value coastal areas shall be compared. The result shall be valuable conclusions from both legal systems that are globally applicable.
The following step is to identify and evaluate high-value coastal areas in general and specifically in Germany and New Zealand.
Members
| Proponents | : | Dr. Till Markus | University of Bremen |
| : | Prof. Dr. Alexander Gillespie | University of Waikato | |
| PhD Candidate | : | Christina Sophia Gawrych | University of Bremen |
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