Discussion on papers 1, 2 and 3

P. Grenell, Grenell and Associates, California

My question to Mr Price and Mr Holgate-Pollard in particular, but to any of the panel, relates to how they see some really major steps occurring in getting increased local involvement in the process of coastal zone management and planning practice. I have been in England for only about three weeks and am becoming aware of a schism between the central and the local scene. In our experience, it is essential to integrate coastal and shoreline planning to bridge that gap.

D. Holgate-Pollard, Paper 2

This is one of the central issues which we want to address in our review of best practice for coastal zone management. The project report will be published in the latter half of 1996. Certainly in all the initiatives that we are undertaking, the aim is to try and ensure a greater transparency of decision-making at all levels, and that certainly includes at the local level.