Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction / David R. Green and Jeffrey L. Payne -- Integrated coastal zone management / Rhoda C. Ballinger -- Beach management / Shaw Mead -- Marine law and designations / Alison MacDonald -- Marine spatial planning / Ann-Michelle Slater and Georgina Reid -- Shoreline management planning and coastal engineering / Nigel Pontee -- Coastal data collection : applying geospatial technologies to coastal studies / David R. Green and Jason J. Hagon -- Basic prediction methods in marine sciences / Tomasz Niedzielski -- Information management and electronic coastal atlases / David R. Green -- Hydrographic surveying / Victor Abbott -- Coastal ecology, conservation, sustainability and management / J. Patrick Doody -- Management of marine ecosystems / Roger. J.H. Herbert and Justine Saunders -- Public participation, coastal management and climate change adaptation / Melissa Nursey-Bray, Robert Nicholls, Joanna Vince, Sophie Day and Nick Harvey -- Offshore energy / Hance D. Smith and Tara Thrupp -- Marine and coastal tourism / Carl Cater and Scott Richardson -- Surf science and multi-purpose reefs / Shaw Mead and Jose Borrero -- Epilogue : current and future developments / David R. Green and Jeffrey L. Payne.