RT journal article
T1 Urban centres and coastal zone definition: Which area should we manage?
A1 Andrés García, María de
A1 Barragán Muñoz, Juan Manuel
A1 Garcia Scherer, Marinez Eymael
A2 HistoriaGeografía y Filosofía
K1 Urban population
K1 Coastal system
K1 Coastal management
K1 Brazil
AB Coastal areas experience population growth causing impacts on coastal and marine ecosystems. Consequently, recognizing the model of coastal cities development is of great importance for coastal management. This research studies the role of urban areas being one of the main drivers of change, and uses a model for coastal zone delimitation. The methodology of analysis was applied to Santa Catarina State, on the southern coast of Brazil. The model studies the coastal zone as a system, with ecological, social and economic characteristics, obtaining three different geographical units within the Coastal System, shoreland, coastal uplands and coastal-influence lands. Results show that 26% of the Santa Catarina State urban occupation is located on the shoreland, which represents not more than 2% of the State area. This area also concentrates main economic activities, demonstrating the importance of focusing management on the shoreland. The definition of the coastal zone as a system could be applied in other Brazilian states and even to other countries, approximating coastal zone management to the reality.
PB Elsevier
SN 0264-8377
YR 2018
FD 2018-02-01
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/30514
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/30514
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 22-sep-2026