“Coastal zone”is an area with interface between the land and the sea, and naturally contains unique character with multi-dimensional values, enjoyed by different users, based on different purposes, and finally led to conflicts among various stakeholders. To promote sustainable management of coastal zone as well as sustainable development, a new mechanism called “Integrated Coastal Zone Management or ICZM”was introduced for maintaining both “ interdependence”between environment and development and “integration”of various measures, policies, processes, institutions and full public participation through coordinating mechanisms at both the local and national levels. ICZM is used by most coastal countries to ensure that all activities relating to the coast will harmoniously function to achieve common goals rather than replacing the traditional single-sector resources management. Thailand is on the process of introducing ICZM to the existing system.

Legal Aspects of the Coastal Zone Management
  I. Introduction
  II. Revisiting Concepts Relevant to the Coast
  III. Capturing Nature of Coastal Zone
  IV. General Principles in Managing the Coastal Zone
  V. Managing the Coastal Zone by Applying the Concept of the Integrated Coastal Management
  VI. On-going Process of ICZM in Thailand
  VII. Conclusion
  ANNEX

• Kanongnij Sribuaiam(Law and Development Research Center at the Faculty of Law of Chulalongkorn University)