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ENCORA Themes

Browse for articles within each theme network of the ENCORA Project

Theme 1 – Social and economic aspects of ICZM; multifunctionality and valuation

• Theme 1 State of the Art / Introduction article
• Theme 1 Category list

• Theme 2 – ICZM participation and implementation

• Theme 2 State of the art
• Theme 2 Category list

• Theme 3 – Coastal and marine spatial planning

• Theme 3 State of the Art
• Theme 3 Category list

• Theme 4 – Pollution, prevention and mitigation

• Theme 4 State of the art
• Theme 4 Category list

• Theme 5 – Long-term geomorphologic change and climate impacts

• Theme 5 State of the Art/ Introduction article
• Theme 5 Category list

• Theme 6 – Effect of development and use on eco-morphology and coastal habitats

• Theme 6 State of the art
• Theme 6 Category list

• Theme 7 – Assessment of biodiversity change

• Theme 7 State of the art
• Theme 7 Category list
• Theme 7 Biodiversity of coastal and marine habitats and ecosystems

• Theme 8 – New sustainable coastal engineering techniques

• Theme 8 State of the art
• Theme 8 Category list
• Overview of Theme 8

• Theme 9 – Assessment of field observation techniques

• Theme 9 State of the art
• Theme 9 Category list

• Theme 10 – Capacity building, education and training

• Theme 10 State of the art
• Theme 10 Category list

Encora Themes
Theme 1 - Social and economic aspects of ICZM Multifunctionality and Valuation. Valuation of competing functions to optimise the societal use of coastal and marine resources.	Theme 2 - ICZM Participation and Implementation. Testing and improving methods to evaluate progress in the implementation of ICZM, including eGovernance.
Theme 3 - Coastal and marine spatial planning. Multiple-scale structuring of spatial coastal and marine planning and related decision-support systems for sustainable development.	Theme 4 - Pollution, prevention and mitigation. Development and application of emerging methodologies for preventing, detecting and mitigating pollution and for identification of areas at risk.
Theme 5 - Long-term geomorphological change and climate impacts. Promoting development, demonstration & dissemination of new and emerging models & methodologies for prediction of changes to coastal systems.	Theme 6 - Effect of development and use on eco-morphology and coastal habitats. Impact-assessment tools and environmental techniques for recovery of coastal habitats.
Theme 7 Biodiversity of coastal and marine habitats and ecosystems Theme 7 - Assessment of biodiversity change. Testing and improving an ecological valuation protocol for the coastal and marine environment, including transitional waters.	Theme 8 - New sustainable coastal engineering techniques. Cataloguing innovative coastal engineering techniques to solve practical coastal protection issues.
Theme 9 - Assessment of field observation techniques. New and emerging tools and practices for coastal and marine observation, with focus on remote sensing and remotely controlled measuring devices.	Theme 10 - Capacity Building, Training and Education. Comparative assessment of ICZM training and education programmes.