What is Coastal Zone Management?
Coastal Zone Management integrates ocean science with planning, designing, and executing effective solutions to marine environmental problems. Accordingly, the well-educated coastal zone manager understands both the scientific nature of contemporary issues affecting the zone where the land meets the water and the socioeconomic, political, legal, and practical approaches to solving the many vexing problems facing our complex society. With over 60% of Earth’s population living within 100 km of sea and lake coasts, human impact on the air, soil, and water in this narrowly concentrated corridor is immense and growing rapidly. At Florida Tech, CZM is taught in the interdisciplinary educational environment of the Department of Marine and Environmental Systems which includes oceanography, ocean engineering and environmental sciences.
