Modeling successful regional coastal zone management A case study of the coastal conservation movement at Kotohikihama coast in Kyoto

Abstract

Coastal zone management is seen as one of the best solutions to achieve sustainable use of relatively undisturbed local coastal environments. Nevertheless, little attention has been given to why and how successful coastal zone management has developed in a particular region. This study attempts to analyze the development of regional coastal zone management in Amino-cho in Kyoto. The authors propose a circuit model that can explain transformational changes in the coastal zone management system by focusing on knowledge creation. The model can provide a useful evolutionary design for the adaptive management of coastal zones by introducing, sharing and creating knowledge autonomously. The authors believe that the model is unique and can be a useful tool for designing a local coastal zone management system. This study may be the first to describe an appreciation of knowledge creation to the development of a coastal zone management program.