Application of System Analysis Approach for Ocean and Coastal Management

Dear Colleagues,

The ocean and coastal areas are essential components of the global life-support systems and positive assets that present opportunities for sustainable development. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations in 2015 set forth a sustainable future for all and provided a basis upon which to pursue the protection and sustainable development of ocean and coastal areas and their resources. With more than 60% of the world’s population living on the coast, the threats acting on the coastal environment are more and more interconnected. Achieving the SDGs thus requires system analysis approaches to ocean and coastal management. These approaches should be integrated in content and are either prescriptive or descriptive and deterministic or stochastic. Recent technological advances in computing and modeling should be taken advantage of in this particular direction. This Special Issue focuses on providing diverse applications of systems analyses for the benefit of ocean and coastal management. We are particularly interested in papers that discuss topics related to SDGs in ocean and coastal areas. Several system analysis approaches are listed in the keywords. Topics for submission should be related, but not strictly limited, to these keywords.

Dr. Yang-Chi Chang
Dr. Pierre-Alexandre Château
Guest Editors

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