Xiamen's Transition to Orderly Seas

PUBLICATION DATE:

Wednesday, September 01, 2010

PUBLICATION TYPE:

Case Studies

STATUS:

Out of Print

DESCRIPTION:

Marine functional zoning reduces use conflicts, improves economic development and sustainability of use, and is thus an operational approach to sustainable development. Xiamen has experienced the benefits of ICM and has adopted it as an approach to sustainable coastal development. Together with the Provincial Government of Fujian and the adjacent cities of Zhangzhou, Longyan, and Quanzhou, Xiamen is now extending the application of ICM to the sustainable development of the Jiulong River Basin area. The local governments in the alliance are coordinating not only the reduction of pollutants, which are the source of 75 percent of Xiamen’s pollution from runoff, but also the planning of transportation, sea use, infrastructure, and tourism development.