State‐local relations in coastal zone management: Implications for change

Abstract

Changes in intergovernmental relations have been one of the main effects of the Coastal Zone Management Act. A rearrangement in state‐local relations appears to be one of the major achievements of the Act. However, state‐local relations will not be significantly improved by legislative amendments. One type of arrangement dominates state‐local relationships. The arrangement is termed collaborative planning, and five components serve to distinguish it from other land‐use planning and management approaches.