COAStal managemenT and vulnerabilities (COAST)

This course focuses on public policies for coastal areas, documents and the diversity of stakeholders involved in the management of coastal areas, by addressing and questioning the concept and tools of Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM). How are they designed and evaluated, and who manages them?

Wednesdays from 9 to 12am.
T. 1-3-09
October 9 : Meeting in Marseille with associations and public bodies involved in coastal management (9h Marseille = 14 quai Rive Neuve • 13007 Marseille)
November 8: Foresight day (compulsory): seminar and participatory workshop with Institut Somum and Plan Bleu as part of the Amidex Proteus project.

- Master the principles and challenges of integrated coastal management
- Ability to analyse the challenges of international cooperation in coastal zone management
- Ability to analyse the roles and missions of the players involved in coastal management and their networks (France, Mediterranean)
- Ability to present the main objectives of coastal and maritime planning in France


assessment methods: continuous assessment (3 marks).
mark 1: 30%
mark 2: oral = 30%
mark 3 : report : 40%
(december 18, 2024: oral presentation)

Andrew Merrie, C.Dunn Daniel, Marc Metian, Andre M. Boustany, Yoshinobu Takei, Alex Oude Elferink, Yoshitaka Ota, Villy Christensen, Patrick N. Halpin, Henrik Österblom, 2014, An ocean of surprises – trends in human use, unexpected dynamics and governance challenges in areas beyond national jurisdiction Glob. Environ. Change, 27 (2014), pp. 19-31, 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2014.04.012
Ritschard, Lucille. (2020). Pour une valorisation des savoirs d’usage face aux risques côtiers dans un contexte de changement climatique. Application au territoire du Parc Naturel Régional d’Armorique (Finistère, France). Norois. ()257. p.55 - 69. 10.4000/norois.10564
Bailly, Guillaume, Bénédicte Rulleau, et Hélène Rey-Valette. "Apport des consentements à payer et de leur spatialisation à l'étude de l'acceptabilité des politiques d'adaptation à la montée du niveau de la mer liée au changement climatique", Géographie, économie, société, vol. vol. 18, no. 3, 2016, pp. 387-408.
Billé R., "Gestion intégrée des zones côtières : quatre illusions bien ancrées", VertigO - la revue électronique en sciences de l'environnement (En ligne), Volume 7 Numéro3 décembre 200
Drobenko B. « De la gestion intégrée des zones côtières (GIZC) a la politique maritime intégrée (PMI) : un nouveau droit pour le littoral ? », Revue juridique de l’environnement, vol. spécial, no. 5, 2012, pp. 225-246.
Hellequin, Anne-peggy, et al. « Perceptions du risque de submersion marine par la population du littoral languedocien : contribution à l'analyse de la vulnérabilité côtière », Natures Sciences Sociétés, vol. vol. 21, no. 4, 2013, pp. 385-399.
Henocque Y., « Leçons et futur de la gestion intégrée des zones côtières dans le monde », VertigO - la revue électronique en sciences de l'environnement [En ligne], Volume 7 Numéro 3 | décembre 2006

Tuesdays from 1 to 5 p.m.
B. 105, EGGER
November 8: Foresight day : seminar and participatory workshop with Institut Somum and Plan Bleu as part of the Amidex Proteus project.

This course examines the principles, history and injunctions of public policies to set up Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), the diversity of governance methods for conserving coastal and maritime biodiversity, actions to manage fishing or recreational activities (e.g. light anchorage areas for boats), and the questioned effectiveness of MPAs.

-Understanding the diversity of MPA governance methods
-Identify the strengths and weaknesses of MPAs
-Be critical of coastal and ocean conservation policies
-Understand the role of indigenous peoples in MPA management


General theoretical input on the geography of coastal and ocean conservation and learning through case studies : TD, workshop, field trip

assessment methods: continuous assessment (3 marks).
mark 1: 30%
mark 2: oral = 30%
mark 3 : report : 40%
(december 17, 2024: oral presentation)

Zorondo-Rodríguez F., Díaz M., Simonetti-Grez G., Simonetti J.-A., 2019, « Why would new protected areas be accepted or rejected by the public?: Lessons from an ex-ante evaluation of the new Patagonia Park Network in Chile », Land Use Policy, 89, p. 104248. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.104248.
Beuret et Cadoret, 2024, Aires Marines Protégées : vaines promesses et vraies enjeux, PUR, 380p.
Laslaz L., Cadoret A., Milian J., 2020, Atlas des espaces protégés en France : des territoires en partage ? Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle.
McGinlay J., Jones N., Malesios C., Dimitrakopoulos P.-G, BegleyA., Berzborn S., Botsch K., et al. 2023, « Exploring local public support for protected areas: What social factors influence stated and active support among local people? » Environmental Science & Policy 145, 250 61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2023.04.003.
Maxwell S. L., Cazalis V., Dudley N., Hoffmann M., Rodrigues A. S. L., Stolton S., Visconti P., Woodley S., Maron M., Strassburg B. B. N., Wenger A., Jonas H. D., Venter O., Watson J. E. M., 2020, « Area-Based Conservation in the 21st Century », Preprints 2020, https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202001.0104.v1

Course unit on processes and stakes involved in the transformation of coasts through tourism, and via residential and industrial economies, urbanization and the generation of artificial coasts, in a context of global environmental change. The unit also examines the main elements of organisation of seas and oceans from a legal point of view and insists on the use of GIS.
Keywords: coastal urbanization, amenities, coastal social-ecosystem