The Coastal & Marine Working Group
The purpose of the Coastal and Marine Working Group
(CMWG) is to facilitate and undertake academic geographical research into the
use and management of coastal and marine environments. The CMWG will encompass a
range of coastal and marine topics that focus on the environment-development
interface, including:
- Coastal and marine geography
- International and national management frameworks and policies
- Legal aspects of coastal and marine management
- Capacity building, pedagogy, education and training
- Coastal and marine spatial planning
- Coastal and marine development
- The management of shipping, ports and harbours
- Stakeholder involvement in coastal and marine decision-making
- Maritime heritage and citizenship
- Coastal and marine conservation
The CMWG is an academic network for coastal and marine researchers,
practitioners and postgraduates. The establishment of the research group has its
roots in the emergence, over the last two decades, of coastal and marine studies
as a geographical research area and an academic discipline. It will facilitate
collaborative research, discussion, and the publication of relevant research as
books and/or journal special issues on coastal and marine themes.
For more information, contact:
Dr. Steve Fletcher
Senior Lecturer in Coastal and Marine Affairs
School of Applied Sciences
Bournemouth University
Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow
Poole, Dorset
BH12 5BB
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)1202 966737
Fax: +44 (0)1202 965255
sfletcher@bournemouth.ac.uk