1.2.2 Policy oriented definitions of a coastal area
In practice, the [coastal] zone [area] may include a narrowly defined
area about the land-sea interface of the order of a few hundreds of
metres to a few kilometres, or extend from the inland reaches of coastal
watersheds to the limits of national jurisdiction in the offshore. Its
definition will depend on the particular set of issues and geographic
factors which are relevant to each stretch of coast.
(Hildebrand and Norrena, 1992)
Coastal zone [area] management involves the continuous
management of the use of coastal lands and waters and their resources
within some designated area, the boundaries of which are usually
politically determined by legislation or by executive order.
(Jones and Westmacott, 1993)