Integrated coastal zone management (ICZM) requires clearly defined geographical regions. Geospatial tools in geographic information software provide systematic approaches for defining coastal zones and the limits of a nested hierarchy of management zones or units. In this chapter, a comprehensive set of approaches and their implementation are presented using several tools and data such as proximity, topography/bathymetry, watershed analysis, ecotones, hidrogeological data, cultural and administrative features as well as climate, sea surface temperature, ocean color and biodiversity distributions and condition. A simple, illustrative example is provided for the coastal zone of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico.
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Avila, J. I. E., & Jiménez, A. C. (2010). Regionalizing Coastal Zones with Geospatial Tools for Integrated Coastal Zone Management (pp. 139–151). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9720-1_14
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