Geography A-Level
Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM)
What Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) means in Geography A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM)
The shift toward holistic, multi-stakeholder management that considers the entire sediment cell rather than isolated administrative boundaries. This theme emphasizes the 'joined-up' approach required to manage competing interests between conservation, tourism, and industry.
Topics that use Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM)
- Coastal Landscapes and Change (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Coastal Management and Human Interference
- Coastal Risk and Resilience
- Coastal Systems and Flux
- Contemporary Coastal Vulnerability
- Deformation and Discontinuity
- Discordant Coast
- Dynamic Equilibrium
- Eustatic and Isostatic Interplay
Using Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) in the exam
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