1. EEOS 324 – FALL ‘09 Coastal Zone Management (CZM) Instructor: Prof. ANAMARIJA FRANKIĆ Office Number: S/1/061; Hours: Tu-Th 1-3pm Telephone: 74415 Nicoletta.Vianell001@umb.edu Email Address: anamarija.frankic@umb.eduanamarija.frankic@umb.edu Web Page: CZM Syllabus, classes, assignments http://alpha.es.umb.edu/faculty/af/frankic.html Department Website: http://www.es.umb.edu/http://www.es.umb.edu/

2. COURSE OUTLINE September 8 – December 15 Lectures: Tu-Th 9:30-10:45 Defining the coastal area; coastal facts; their unique characteristics; coastal ecosystems and biodiversity – can we zone them? And why do we zone coasts and oceans? Brief history of coastal zone management & planning CZM in USA: A federally funded and approved state program under the Federal Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972. The program reviews federal permitting, licensing, funding, and development activities in the coastal zone for consistency with state policies.

3. Coastal management issues (e.g. uses of coastal resources: conflicts and solutions) Concept of coastal zone management & planning: ecosystem based management, comprehensive planning; guidelines; institutional arrangements; implementation; monitoring; and evaluation; Case studies – ‘good, bad and ugly’…40 years of CZM…? (examples from Boston Harbor, Croatia, to Zanzibar…) COURSE OUTLINE cont.

4. #1 Nature Case Study (5 pages max.) From a list of Species/habitats of Concern in MA/New England; http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/nhesp/nhesp.htm student is required to develop a profile for an animal/plant species or habitat and the ecosystem based management regime that has been established to protect the animal/plant or habitat. This profile should include the following information: 1) general information on the “life cycle/ecology” of the species/habitat; 2) general characterization of the abundance and distribution of the species or habitat; 3) a characterization of the habitat needs/requirements and/or migration patterns of the species; 4) a characterization of the relevant ecosystem based management related (and any other type of existing management) to the selected species or habitat; and 5) a general overview and assessment of the future of selected species or habitat in light of public policy. Course Assignments:

5. #2 - Coastal Case Study (5 pages max.): the case study should describe a particular issue or problem facing a coastal environment preferable in MA (e.g., wetland loss/restoration, beaches loss, human health, biodiversity loss, brown fields, etc) or region in terms of the available knowledge (sciences) and technology, and the relevant state and federal policies or programs that are currently in place to address the issue you select as your paper’s topic. Also, provide recommendations and suggestions what would you do! http://www.mass.gov/czm/ http://www.mass.gov/envir/massbays/pdf/sob2004.pdf

6. #3 - Policy Essay: 5-page “memo” should be written as if the student is a policy analyst for a state (e.g. MA CZM) or federal agency (e.g. EPA), and should focus on: 1) a statement of the problem, 2) how state or/and federal policy addresses or fails to address the problem, and 3) recommendations for program development in the policy and management areas. Problem examples: Impacts from the MWRA discharge to Massachusetts and Cape Cod Bays? Levels of toxic contaminants in tissues of shellfish in Massachusetts and Cape Cod Bays? Restoration efforts and improvements to coastal wetland areas? Invasive marine species in MA and Cape Code bays; local beaches and human health risks;

7. Group Assignment Establish 5-6 working groups – each group will prepare their own ‘review’ and provide a ‘public comment’ on the Draft MA Ocean Management Plan, June 2009. Volume 1 and 2. http://www.mass.gov/eoeea Working groups will start on Tu, 9-15; Draft outline and working group plan by 10-1; Presentations (use your own creativity) on Tu 11-24;

8. Syllabus Schedule - Tentative Class 1 – Introducing each other, discussion with students and survey questions Class 2 – Introduction to CZM Class 3&4 – Coastal ecosystems – natural process, coastal evolution, resiliency and health Class 5– Review papers: ‘Valuing ocean ecosystems’ and ‘The value of the beach’ Class 6 – Coastal pressures, critical management issues and use conflict analysis - case examples, GIS First field trip Th 9-24 First assignment due on Tu 9-29! Class 7&8 – Review papers on coastal and ocean policies in MA Class 9&10 - Federal Coastal Management Law and Policy Class 11&12&13 –Regional and Global Coastal Management Second field trip (TBA) Second assignment due on Th 10-29! Class 14&15&16 – Global climate change, sea level rise and coastal adaptive management Class 17&18 - Evaluation and monitoring of CZM - Indicators (local, regional and global) Class 19&20 – Fisheries issues & Sustainable aquaculture – case studies & step by step solution Class 21- Sustainable tourism – case studies & step by step solution Working group presentations on Tu 11-24! Class 22&23 – MPAs – Example - Stellwagen Marine Sanctuary – conservation issues and management Class 24&25 - renewable energies in coastal areas, and smart growth Class 26&27 - facing the future – discussion on recommendations, solutions and future directions in integrated coastal management Third assignment due on Tu 12-8! Take home final exam – Dec 16-22

9. http://www.na.unep.net/OnePlanetManyPeople http://na.unep.net/digital_atlas2/google.php Stories are best told by using images – ‘when we see we believe’ – applications of GIS satellite images (e.g. Landsat since 1973) contributed to change the way we perceive the environment and environmental changes;

10. COASTAL FACTS The oceans cover 70 % of the planet’s surface area and marine and coastal environments contain diverse habitats that support an abundance of marine life; coastal zones account for 20 % of the world’s land area Approximately 2.7 billion people--over 40% of the world’s total population--currently live in coastal cities. In 1995 alone, an estimated 50 million people migrated to the coastal zones of the United States. In the USA about 153 million people live in coastal counties (an increase of 33 million since 1980), and additional 12 million are expected in the next decade (NOAA 2005, R. Spinrad) UNEP-CBD 2005; GEO Year Book 2006; UNEP 2005 http://www.na.unep.net/OnePlanetManyPeople/powerpoints.html http://www.na.unep.net/OnePlanetManyPeople/powerpoints.html Global harvests for marine fisheries have been above 80 million tonnes per year since the latter half of the 1980s, with peak of 87 million tonnes in 1997 and 2000 Mangroves extend over 18 million hectares (44 million acres) worldwide, covering a quarter of the world’s tropical coastlines Coral reef ecosystems are increasingly being degraded and destroyed worldwide by a variety of human activities and by global warming

11. Our growing population Global Population Change from 1900-2000

12. Shrimp farms replacing mangroves in Gulf of Fonseca, Honduras 1987-1999: shrimp farms and ponds have mushroomed, carpeting the landscape around the Gulf of Fonseca, in blocks of blue and black shapes http://grid2.cr.usgs.gov/One PlanetManyPeople/THEMA TIC/CoastalAreas.ppt#287, 5,Slide 5

13. Dramatic changes in Huang He Delta, China Images show the mouth of the Yellow River and the emergence of a huge parrot-headed peninsula 1979-2000: Huang He’s yellow color is the result of huge loads of sediments

14. Changes in Huang He Delta, China From 1989 to 1995 the Yellow River delta area grew From 1995 to 2000 the Yellow River delta area shrank http://grid2.cr.usgs.gov/On ePlanetManyPeople/THE MATIC/CoastalAreas.ppt# 290,8,Slide 8 Credit: NASA Earth Observatory

15. Lake Chad 19722001 http://www.na.unep.net/OnePlanetManyPeople/powerpoints.html http://grid2.cr.usgs.gov/OnePlanetManyPeople/REGIONAL/Africa.ppt#294,21

16. Shrinking Lake Chad shared by Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon Persistent drought has shrunk the lake to about a tenth of its former size 1972: Larger lake surface area is visible in this image 2001: Impact of drought displays a shrunken lake, comparatively much smaller surface area than in 1972 image

17. RETREATING The Aral Sea in Central Asia, left, in 1967, has shrunk by 75 percent to its present size, right, because of water diversions. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/09/weekinreview/08basic.html?ref=science

18. Latest coastal news & Environmental Changes Atlas http://na.unep.net/digital_atlas2/google.php http://www.thew2o.net/oceanForum.html http://www.defyingoceansend.org/enews/articles/sept_ changingcurr.htmlhttp://www.defyingoceansend.org/enews/articles/sept_ changingcurr.html http://www.sfu.ca/coastalstudies/changingcurrents.htm http://www.globaloceans.org/igr-2/index.html http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/indonesia/ aceh-andaman-tsunami-imagery.htmhttp://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/indonesia/ aceh-andaman-tsunami-imagery.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/09/weekinreview/08b asic.html?ref=sciencehttp://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/09/weekinreview/08b asic.html?ref=science