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September 2010: San Francisco Bay Area: An Example of Integrated Coastal Zone Management? Coastal Zones are highly dynamic areas where land, sea, atmosphere,ecosystems and humanity meet and have to co-exist. In most parts of the world, integrated coastal zone management (ICZM) fails or only partially succeeds in resolving the many conflicts of interest, particularly in urban coastal area. Whenever I come to the Frisco bay, I ask myself whether this thriving area is a good or very bad example of ICZM and I can't find the answer. San Francisco, the tourist magnet and a inspiring place to live and work. Oakland, the down-to-Earth counterpart on the other side of the bay; the second most diverse city in the U.S., where blacks from the Southern states found a new home, experienced the warmth of another sun (Isabel Wilkerson, 2010) after the great migration; a city with some of the best and worst urban areas in the U.S. Recreational areas like Treasure Island, the Pacific coast, and the sailing grounds in the mostly windy bay. Bustling harbor and industrial parts. Berkeley, home to a leading university and run-down areas with the potential to turn into the opposite within a year. Overall, an area with constant traffic congestions on the impressively wide roads, while half empty BART trains connect the different cities, and a lovely ferry runs between Oakland and San Francisco, unnoticed by too many. What else do I need to say to reveal my love for this coastal zone?


Photo by Hans-Peter Plag, September 24, 2010, Oakland, Ca, USA.

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