Item – Theses Canada

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OCLC number
46523553
Author
Meeuwig, Jessica J.(Jessica Jane),1966-
Title
The role of coastal provincial parks in facilitating coastal zone management in Nova Scotia.
Degree
M.E.S. -- Dalhousie University, 1993
Publisher
Ottawa : National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1994.
Description
3 microfiches.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Abstract
The premise of this thesis is that coastal provincial parks can play a key role in facilitating coastal zone management in Nova Scotia. Not only are coastal provincial parks one of the few examples of deliberate government management of coastal areas, they are microcosms of the entire coastal zone. Building on a review of models of coastal protected area management and identified Nova Scotia park management issues, an alternative model for coastal protected area management is proposed: Community Cooperative Management for Environment and Development (CoCoMED). The approach is modeled on the biosphere reserve concept, emphasizing community based management and the integration of conservation and development. Philosophically, CoCoMED stresses the need to reorient economic activity by shifting protected areas from a peripheral to a central position in our economic and social fabric. CoCoMED facilitates coastal zone management in Nova Scotia in addition to enhancing the management of coastal protected areas. Through a locally based committee, opportunities for all stakeholders to be involvement in management decisions are created. The buffer and transition zones around the core protected area establish a planning structure that promotes environmentally appropriate development, referenced to the protected area. By creating a network of CoCoMED sites, coastal zone management can expand along the entire coastline. The CoCoMED approach also provides a permanent structure for coastal planning and projects to ensure that initiatives are not ad hoc and piecemeal. The relationship between government and communities is central to any discussion of coastal protected area management or coastal zone management. Effective management requires the cooperation and expertise of local communities and thus demands a participatory decision-making process. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
ISBN
0315874805
9780315874800