Foreword by Wendy Watson Wright.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1. Facing the challenges. 1 Paradigm shifts, coastal zones, and adaptation to fast-paced change : moving toward transdisciplinary community-centered approaches -- 2 Transfer of knowledge and mutual learning on the Canadian Atlantic coast -- 3 Coastal population and land use changes in Europe : challenges for a sustainable future -- 4 Human frontiers : an act of smuggling along social borders -- Part 2. Developing solutions : challenges for communities in the context of global change. 5 Sustainable mariculture at high latitudes -- 6 Coastal governance solutions development in Latvia : collaboration communication and indicator systems -- 7 Geoengineernig coastlines? : from accidental to intentional -- 8 Remote sensing solutions to monitor biotic and abiotic dynamics in coastal ecosystems -- 9 Managing adaptation to changing climate in coastal zones -- 10 Sustainability of artificial coasts : the Barcelona coast case -- 11 Protected shores contaminated with plastic : from knowledge to action -- Part 3. Local management of common-pool resources. 12 Challenges to sustainable development along Peruvian coastal zones -- 13 Solutions for sustainable coastal lagoon management : from conflict to the implementation of a consensual decision tree for artificial opening -- 14 Challenges to evaluating coastal management in the twenty-first century : lessons from the Lofoten archipelago -- 15 Motivation for the viability of the lobster fishery : case study of the Acadian coast of New Brunswick -- 16 Lobster fisheries in Atlantic Canada in the face of climate and environmental changes : can we talk about sustainability of these coastal communities? -- 17 Universities as solutions to twenty-first century coastal challenges : lessons from Cheikh Anta Diop Dakar University -- 18 Engaging local communities for climate change adaptation : a case study in Quebec, Canada -- 19 Conclusion.