In this new and highly original textbook for a range of interdisciplinary courses and the degree programmes focusing on marine and coastal resource management, readers are offered an introduction to the subject matter, a broad prespective and understanding, case study applications, and a reference source. Each chapter is written by an international authority and expert in the respective field, providing perspectives form physical and human geography, marine biology and fisheries, planing and surveying, law, technology, environmental change, engineering and tourism.