Improving the Quality of Life in Coastal Areas and Future Directions for the Asia-Pacific Region

摘要: This article synthesizes lessons and outcomes from the second international Coastal Zone Asia-Pacific conference (CZAP) on “Improving Quality of Life in Areas,” held Brisbane September 2004. The theme was chosen as a follow-up first CZAP that identified priority actions response to increasing recognition social issues coastal management, particularly those aiming improve state areas region. explored “quality life” by placing emphasis rectifying poverty, sustaining livelihoods, protecting cultural heritage. Mechanisms address these were through agreements, participatory research, capacity building, education, well continuing need for integrated planning, environmental effective monitoring evaluation. A post-conference survey showed resulted 122 initiatives (82 underway another 4...