Ecological and Cultural Ecosystem Services in Coastal Areas

This Reprint offers an overview of different approaches for sustainable coastal management. To ensure this type of management, it is essential to adopt interdisciplinary strategies that combine ecological, economic, and governance aspects. Furthermore, raising awareness by means of education about coastal ecosystem services is of utmost importance for encouraging constructive perceptions and values related to coastal environments. Science plays a crucial role in linking conceptual models to practical applications. Concrete examples include the following:

• The development of socio-ecological indicators for sustainable coastal tourism;
• The contribution of citizen science in monitoring coastal biodiversity;
• The assessment of ecosystem services for integrated coastal spatial planning.