Spatial Planning Strategies, Developments and Management

Spatial planning refers to the methods used by the public sector to influence the distribution of people and activities in spaces of various scales. In this book, the authors present topical research in the study of the strategies, developments and management of spatial planning. Topics discussed include planning the coastal zone; land management and its implication for spatial development; resource management on near shore ecosystems in South-west Puerto Rico; coastal zone management in the Brazilian Amazon and marine spatial planning.