Journal of Coastal Zone Management
AbstractManaging urban development in coastal zones is important not only for the ecological quality of such zones, and also for sustainable coastal tourism. International and national principles of integrated coastal zone management (ICZM) need to interact with variable local realities if ICZM is to succeed. After briefly discussing how international experience informed national ICZM policy in South Africa, a case study is used to illustrate the need for local adaptability and implementation. The case study is of one local Conservancy's efforts to ensure estuarine quality and harmonious integration of urban development within natural coastal vegetation, where financial and other constraints otherwise determined an unfortunate reliance upon septic tank sewerage. The case illustrates the importance of drawing upon local voluntary efforts to adapt and implement national and international policies.
Describes the 1989 Building Control Act in Singapore, which
requires most building owners to commission periodic structural
inspections, offering opportunities for establishing a sound basis for
national corporate whole‐life property asset management. Outlines the
background to this legislation and its main provisions, and suggests how
the survey process and data which will be available could benefit the
government policy‐makers and individual owners in formulating and
implementing planned maintenance strategies for Singapore′s largely
new‐built stock.
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