Results of the Implementation of Integrated Coastal Zone Management (I.C.Z.M) in Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur (P.A.C.A) and Outlook for the Mediterranean Context

Abstract

This chapter first sets the institutional context. It gives impetus to the structural elements that now make up the integrated coastal zone management (I.C.Z.M) projects. Every project has its particular characteristics. But there is a shared I.C.Z.M approach: principles of action, engineering and communication instruments, and relations and mediation between the stakeholders involved in coastal management. Concerning the regional outcome of I.C.Z.M in Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur (south of France political region) in terms of methodological knowledge, suggestions for deploying the approach can be extended to the maritime context. The Mediterranean dimension is relevant for a future common framework for action in the field of I.C.Z.M, enabling the implementation of a new system of governance. It could be useful also for the realization of joint projects, committed to by the various stakeholders and founders in the face of current coastal issues concerning the role of the anthropic pressure being exerted and by the extreme vulnerability of these territories. It is up to us, the public stakeholders, scientists, socio-professional organizations, and users, all of us, to take up the issue and develop a shared and sustainable future vision of this coast.