Coastal management lines as a key tool to promote integrated coastal management : a comparative review of South Africa's emerging legal framework with that of selected Euro-Mediterranean countries

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dc.contributor.advisorPaterson, Alexanderen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorPienaar, Aleciaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-26T12:17:31Z
dc.date.available2016-07-26T12:17:31Z
dc.date.issued2016en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe coastal zone represents an endemic ecosystem of geomorphic complexity, characterised by its dynamic state of transition and increasing sensitivity. It is widely acknowledged that the environmental complexities and distinctiveness of this area is an attribute matched only be its attractiveness for human settlement and resource utilisation. Viewed through an environmental lens, the proliferation of urban coastal development is, however, diminishing coastal resilience to an extent that is both unsustainable and injudicious. In this context, proper management of the coastal zone necessitates the application of integrated land use planning mechanisms responsive not only to the ecological dynamics of a land-sea interface, but also to the increasing pressures of human use and development activities. This dissertation identified set-back lines or coastal management lines (CMLs) as a regulatory mechanism that essentially conforms to such criterion. South Africa is currently experimenting with implementing the provisions in the National Environmental Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act 24 of 2008 (NEMICMA), which provides for CMLs as a key tool for promoting integrated coastal management. The aim of this dissertation was to critically review the domestic legal framework and experience to date in implementing this scheme. Owing to the novelty of CMLs in the South African jurisdiction, a reference point or legal backdrop was necessary to critically evaluate the peculiarities and potential of the NEMICMA framework. For this reason, this dissertation undertook a critical and comparative study on the regulation of CMLs in both South Africa and selected Euro- Mediterranean states, namely France, Spain and Greece.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationPienaar, A. (2016). <i>Coastal management lines as a key tool to promote integrated coastal management : a comparative review of South Africa's emerging legal framework with that of selected Euro-Mediterranean countries</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Institute of Marine and Environmental Law. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20777en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationPienaar, Alecia. <i>"Coastal management lines as a key tool to promote integrated coastal management : a comparative review of South Africa's emerging legal framework with that of selected Euro-Mediterranean countries."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Institute of Marine and Environmental Law, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20777en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationPienaar, A. 2016. Coastal management lines as a key tool to promote integrated coastal management : a comparative review of South Africa's emerging legal framework with that of selected Euro-Mediterranean countries. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Pienaar, Alecia AB - The coastal zone represents an endemic ecosystem of geomorphic complexity, characterised by its dynamic state of transition and increasing sensitivity. It is widely acknowledged that the environmental complexities and distinctiveness of this area is an attribute matched only be its attractiveness for human settlement and resource utilisation. Viewed through an environmental lens, the proliferation of urban coastal development is, however, diminishing coastal resilience to an extent that is both unsustainable and injudicious. In this context, proper management of the coastal zone necessitates the application of integrated land use planning mechanisms responsive not only to the ecological dynamics of a land-sea interface, but also to the increasing pressures of human use and development activities. This dissertation identified set-back lines or coastal management lines (CMLs) as a regulatory mechanism that essentially conforms to such criterion. South Africa is currently experimenting with implementing the provisions in the National Environmental Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act 24 of 2008 (NEMICMA), which provides for CMLs as a key tool for promoting integrated coastal management. The aim of this dissertation was to critically review the domestic legal framework and experience to date in implementing this scheme. Owing to the novelty of CMLs in the South African jurisdiction, a reference point or legal backdrop was necessary to critically evaluate the peculiarities and potential of the NEMICMA framework. For this reason, this dissertation undertook a critical and comparative study on the regulation of CMLs in both South Africa and selected Euro- Mediterranean states, namely France, Spain and Greece. DA - 2016 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2016 T1 - Coastal management lines as a key tool to promote integrated coastal management : a comparative review of South Africa's emerging legal framework with that of selected Euro-Mediterranean countries TI - Coastal management lines as a key tool to promote integrated coastal management : a comparative review of South Africa's emerging legal framework with that of selected Euro-Mediterranean countries UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20777 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/20777
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationPienaar A. Coastal management lines as a key tool to promote integrated coastal management : a comparative review of South Africa's emerging legal framework with that of selected Euro-Mediterranean countries. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Institute of Marine and Environmental Law, 2016 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20777en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentInstitute of Marine and Environmental Lawen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Lawen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherMarine and Environmental Lawen_ZA
dc.titleCoastal management lines as a key tool to promote integrated coastal management : a comparative review of South Africa's emerging legal framework with that of selected Euro-Mediterranean countriesen_ZA
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