Robert Kay is manager of the Coastal Management Branch of the Department of Transport (Maritime), Western Australian State Government, Australia.Jacqueline Alder is a lecturer in Environmental Management at the Centre for Ecosystem Management, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia.

'This book is a comprehensive toolkit for coastal planners and those aiming to achieve effective coastal management world-wide ... The authors are able to provide clear and practical guidelines for the people who make daily decisions about the world's coastlines.'- Coastline, No. 3, 1999.

• Introduction.  Coastal Management Issues.  Concepts of Coastal Planning and Management.  Major Coastal Planning and Management Techniques.  Coastal Management Planning.  Conclusions and Future Directions

Robert Kay is manager of the Coastal Management Branch of the Department of Transport (Maritime), Western Australian State Government, Australia.Jacqueline Alder is a lecturer in Environmental Management at the Centre for Ecosystem Management, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia.

'This book is a comprehensive toolkit for coastal planners and those aiming to achieve effective coastal management world-wide ... The authors are able to provide clear and practical guidelines for the people who make daily decisions about the world's coastlines.'- Coastline, No. 3, 1999.

• Introduction.  Coastal Management Issues.  Concepts of Coastal Planning and Management.  Major Coastal Planning and Management Techniques.  Coastal Management Planning.  Conclusions and Future Directions

Robert Kay is manager of the Coastal Management Branch of the Department of Transport (Maritime), Western Australian State Government, Australia.Jacqueline Alder is a lecturer in Environmental Management at the Centre for Ecosystem Management, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia.

'This book is a comprehensive toolkit for coastal planners and those aiming to achieve effective coastal management world-wide ... The authors are able to provide clear and practical guidelines for the people who make daily decisions about the world's coastlines.'- Coastline, No. 3, 1999.

• Introduction.  Coastal Management Issues.  Concepts of Coastal Planning and Management.  Major Coastal Planning and Management Techniques.  Coastal Management Planning.  Conclusions and Future Directions