Abstract

MILANES BATISTA, Celene. Environmental Coastal Units for Management in Santiago de Cuba: delimitation and performance priorities. Arquitectura y Urbanismo [online]. 2012, vol.33, n.3, pp. 83-97. ISSN 1815-5898.

Coastal zones delimitation is a complex and dynamic process. In the literature consulted, the authors use the help of legislations or dissimilar criteria that respond to the peculiarities of the different areas for carrying on this process. Based on the Cuban experience and by means of the proposal of variables and parameters, this article reevaluates the delimitation of the coastal zone of the province of Santiago de Cuba starting from the definition of four Environmental Coastal Units for Management (UCAM). The UCAM concept is defined and the Urban Environmental Diagnosis as well as the integrated study of vulnerabilities in each unit is elaborated. The analyzed variables allow defining the high priority order of the UCAM for its subsequent declaration as Zones under an Integrated Coastal Management Regime (ZBRMIC). As conclusion, the Environmental Coastal Units for Management of Chivirico has been selected as the first proposal for elaborating the management plan with the aim of contributing to the sustainable management of its coastal resources.

Keywords : environmental coastal units for management (UCAM); zones under an integrated coastal management regime (ZBRMIC).

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