As well as the specific use pattern and physical characteristics of a beach, options for beach management are also affected by the prevailing framework for coastal management at local, regional, and national levels. Influential management factors can include, for example, allocation of resources (human and financial), programs for data collection and monitoring, engagement with users and stakeholders, regulation, and use of voluntary and legal instruments. The connection between beach management at a particular site and regional and/or national coastal management strategies is also important in the context of emerging management challenges (e.g., advancing an integrated approach to coastalmanagement, establishing coherency between coastal and maritime spatial planning, and adaptation to climate change in coastal environments.