TY - CHAP
T1 - Saudi Arabia Case Study: The Development of Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Coastline: Challenges Facing Sustainable Resource Use
AU - Robitzch Sierra, Vanessa S. N.
AU - Kattan, Alexander
AU - Dunne, Aislinn
AU - Coker, Darren James
N1 - KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2023-06-06
Acknowledgements: We are thankful for the contributions by Hagen M. Gegner, Sabrina K. Roth, Florian Roth, and Nils Rädecker, including written sections and figures.
PY - 2023/1/17
Y1 - 2023/1/17
N2 - Determined to advance toward a post-oil era, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is rapidly transforming its economy and social structures. The country is targeting new industries, investing in large-scale development projects, and opening its borders for tourism. Through these ambitious projects, the Kingdom envisions an economic and environmentally sustainable future independent of petroleum export. However, these plans also pose major challenges to terrestrial and marine ecosystems, particularly because much of this effort focuses on development along remote coastal regions with historically low human populations. Here, we present the historical use, current state, and future projections of coastal marine resources of the Saudi Arabian Red Sea. Focusing on fisheries, aquaculture, and tourism, we discuss the potential challenges and opportunities of increasing coastal developments in light of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030.
AB - Determined to advance toward a post-oil era, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is rapidly transforming its economy and social structures. The country is targeting new industries, investing in large-scale development projects, and opening its borders for tourism. Through these ambitious projects, the Kingdom envisions an economic and environmentally sustainable future independent of petroleum export. However, these plans also pose major challenges to terrestrial and marine ecosystems, particularly because much of this effort focuses on development along remote coastal regions with historically low human populations. Here, we present the historical use, current state, and future projections of coastal marine resources of the Saudi Arabian Red Sea. Focusing on fisheries, aquaculture, and tourism, we discuss the potential challenges and opportunities of increasing coastal developments in light of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10754/692350
UR - https://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-031-17879-5_6
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85160479530&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-031-17879-5_6
DO - 10.1007/978-3-031-17879-5_6
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9783031178795
SP - 73
EP - 93
BT - Challenges in Tropical Coastal Zone Management
PB - Springer International Publishing
ER -
