Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/222810 
Year of Publication: 
2019
Series/Report no.: 
ADBI Working Paper Series No. 1043
Publisher: 
Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), Tokyo
Abstract: 
The objective of this paper is to recommend planning options for improving the resilience, competitiveness, and sustainability of coastal cities. Insights for an improved understanding of dynamic coastal ecosystems and tourism impacts are shared. These are based on project level solutions and experiential knowledge of practices and a literature review of impacts of (a) growing pressures from coastal tourism in cities, (b) urban and environmental management practices, and (c) prevailing processes for creating and managing coastal infrastructure. Solutions to the identified problems are based on an analysis of the coastal ecosystems across three broad pillars: (i) city management, (ii) pollution and climate change risks, and (iii) coastal tourism. The problems range from a fragmented approach to coastal infrastructure planning; land and water pollution, fragmentation of natural ecosystems' loss of habitat and unique biodiversity, salinity intrusion, and climate change risks from sea level rises and natural disasters; and tourism economy dependencies on the management of natural assets and cross-sectoral planning. The paper recommends paradigm shifts for innovative planning and policy approaches that engage communities, institutions, and other stakeholders.
Subjects: 
coastal infrastructure and ecosystems
natural assets
planning
resilience policy
tourism
economy
competitiveness
communities
institutions
pollution
climate change
systems thinking
nature-based solutions
evidence-based approach
JEL: 
Q54
Q56
Q57
Q58
Z32
R11
R14
Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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