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Scottish Coastal Forum: Current ICZM initiatives: Spring 2004
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EAST LOTHIAN SHORELINE MANAGEMENT PLAN
In 2001, East Lothian Council, in partnership with Scottish Natural Heritage and Historic Scotland, appointed the Babtie Group to develop a Shoreline Management Plan for the East Lothian coastline.
The study area focused on a 1 km-width inland from the shoreline and to a water depth of 20 m offshore. Most of the coast is designated a SSSI, with the Firth of Forth section a SPA and Ramsar site. Within the study area the project identified 38 ancient monuments, 919 archaeological and architectural sites, 44 shipwrecks and 1095 listed buildings.
As well as addressing the key issues of coastal processes, coastal defences, land use, the human, built and natural environment, extensive public consultation was undertaken. Scottish Participatory Initiatives carried this out by seeking views of groups including residents, fishermen, walkers, golfers and birdwatchers.
The plan has identified that the coastline can be split into 13 Process Units and 22 Management Units. It also highlights that while cliff erosion will continue to be negligible, by 2050 local mean sea level could rise by around 0.3m with a likely increase in storminess, resulting in continued erosion on many of the beaches.
The Council will use the plan as a basis to prioritize and programme coastal protection works.
Maree Johnston,
Landscape and Countryside Manager,
E-mail:mareejohnston@eastlothian.gov.uk
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