518

Integrated coastal management (ICM) has gained recognition throughout the world as a methodology to rationally allocate coastal resources and minimize conflicts between coastal interests. This course in ICM (offered as University of Miami course MAF 518) examines the general ICM principles, goals, and strategies, as well as coastal management experiences in two large federalist coastal nations: the U.S. and Brazil.The concentrated course will also present specific ICM topics such as marine protected areas, ecological restoration, beach management, water quality management, port issues, tourism, environmental impact assessment, among others.The experience will allow for discussion and sharing between participants from various nations. Lecturers will be international experts in ICM. Additionally, the course will offer an extensive field component, and students will have the opportunity to develop group case study projects of publishable quality.

Course Topics

1. Introduction to the Principles of ICM

–    Why is ICM needed?, Basic decisions in Instituting ICM, The ICM Process, Integration, Challenges
–    Functional Elements of Coastal Management (Planning, Implementation, Monitoring, Evaluation)
–    ICM Management Strategies, Key ICM Principles
–    Indicators to Assess Progress in ICM
–    Applications of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Coastal Management

2. International Developments in ICM
–    Law of the Sea & UNCED Overview, ICM Guidelines by Institutions, ICM around the World, Results of WSSD
–    International Activities of NOAA’s National Ocean Service
–    ICM in Panama

3. ICM in the United States
–    Overview & Institutional Arrangements
–    From Theory to Practice: Implementing the Coastal Zone Management Act in the US
–    The Importance of the Public Trust Doctrine in US Coastal Management

4. ICM in Brazil
–    Coastal Management in Brazil at the Federal Level (GERCO)
–    Legal Aspects of Integrated Coastal Management in Brazil
–    Management of Mangroves in Brazil: Problems and Efforts

5. ICM in Jamaica
–    ICM in Jamaica: Problems of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and Implementation of ICM in Jamaica
–    Scientific and Social Problems in Coral Reef Management

6. Marine Protected Areas
–    Overview of MPAs
–    MPAs in Brazil and US
–    Dry Tortugas Ecological Reserve
–    Marine and Coastal Activities of IUCN’s World Commission on Protected Areas
–    Marine Reserves around the Caribbean: Lessons for Scientists and Managers
–    The Role of Science in the Establishment and Management of MPAs

7. Beach management
–    Issues in Beach Management
–    Beach Management in Brazil
–    Beach Management in Southeast Florida: The Environmental Impact Statement Process

8. Ecological restoration
–    Introduction to South Florida Ecosystem Restoration and Hydrology
–    Coastal Restoration Projects in Miami-Dade County
–    Miami River Commission: Dredging the Miami River

9. Water quality and resource management
–    Water Quality issues
–    Florida Sea Grant: The Clean Marina Program in Florida
–    Can Sustainable Aquaculture be Economically Viable?
– NOAA/NMFS: Essential Fish Habitat and Interagency Coordination
–    Boat traffic patterns and manatee vulnerability in South Florida

Field Trips

–    Key Biscayne (Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park, Crandon Park/Bear Cut Restoration Area –Biscayne Nature Center)
–    Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
–    South Florida Ecosystem Restoration
–    Biscayne National Park
–    Virginia Key Wastewater Treatment Plant
–    Miami Beach

Speakers

Daniel Suman (RSMAS), Biliana Cicin-Sain (UD), Charles Ehler (NOAA), Milton Asmus (FURG), Josefa Varela (UERJ), George Warner (U of West Indies), Fernando Moreno (RSMAS), Daniel Benetti (RSMAS), Maria Villanueva (RSMAS), Manoj Shivlani (RSMAS), Rafael Araujo (RSMAS), Stefano Belfiore (UD), Krishna Desai (NEPA – Jamaica), Gary Milano (DERM), Gwen Burzycki (DERM), Ken Lindeman (Environmental Defense), Ligia Collado (UNAM), David Miller (Miami River Commission), Daniela Diz Pinto, Georgia Nogueira (U Sao Paulo), Jocelyn Karazsia and Audra Livergood (NOAA/NMFS), Marella Crane (Florida SeaGrant)