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The abstract for paper number 346:
Caterina Cirelli, Department of Economy and Territory, University of Catania, Catania, Italy, Leonardo Mercatanti, Department of Political Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy, Carmelo Maria Porto, Department of Economy and Territory, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
Sustainable development of Sicily east coast area
Sicily has an unusual coastal reality: widespread illegal building, industrial pollution, abandonment, under-valued unique sites with strong natural, tourist, cultural and economic potential. A common topic nowadays is the integrated management of the coastal area for a sustainable development. The aspects to consider are many: administrative, managerial, juridical, political, scientific, planning and so on. These aspects will be important both in the realization of operational interventions for the recovery of degraded areas and of eco-compatible planning. It will be necessary to tie the economic development to the maintenance of the environment according to the recent directives of the European Union that point out - in the principles of sustainable development - the guidelines for community politics. In this paper we will focus on the problems of the eastern Sicilian coastal zone (with particular attention paid to coastal protection and port/harbour management) and the opportunities that marine tourism can offer to local development in general.