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Welcome to the Coastal Wiki, your guide to coastal knowledge and experience

Readers

The Coastal Wiki is a public information site containing a large number of articles dealing with scientific, technological and management aspects of coastal zones. Its purpose is to share basic knowledge and information within the communities of coastal and marine scientists and practitioners. You can find information on almost any coastal topic by entering a matching term in the search box. Suggestions appear for articles with your keyword in the title. You can also get a list of all articles in which your keyword is mentioned by clicking on 'containing' under in the search box.

Articles are categorized according to disciplinary fields. The main categories are:

Coastal and marine ecosystems‏‎

Coastal and marine observation and monitoring‏‎

Coastal and marine pollution

Coastal protection

Physical coastal and marine processes‏‎

Integrated coastal zone management

Climate change, impacts and adaptation

Each category has several subcategories for a more detailed search. Some articles are only listed under the subcategories.

The Coastal Wiki was launched in 2007 with an initial grant of the European Commission. See also More about the Coastal Wiki.

Contributors

We invite coastal and marine scientists, practitioners and policymakers to share their knowledge and experience in coastal knowledge, practices and management. The Coastal Wiki is a popular source of information; most articles are viewed more than a hundred times and some articles even a few thousand times each month. Several portals give access to the Coastal Wiki content.

How to contribute

For adding or editing articles a password is required, which you may obtain by sending an email to info@coastalwiki.org. You will receive a request to provide contact information for the Wiki Contact Database. At the end of each article authors, co-authors and editors of articles are explicitly acknowledged. Please take note that the Coastal Wiki is primarily meant for disseminating knowledge to a broader audience than the circles of specialists working at the frontiers of science. It is not meant for publishing original research. Coastal Wiki articles contain typically: a general introduction, explanation of concepts and processes, illustrations, practical examples, useful methods/formulas, links to related articles, references and suggestions for further reading. Please read the help pages indicated in the box below before you start writing an article.

Quality Assurance

All Coastal Wiki contributions are reviewed by the scientific content moderator, Job Dronkers, by members of the Coastal Wiki Editorial Board or by invited reviewers. Review comments are published on the discussion page attached to each article. The Coastal Wiki does not contain AI-generated texts. Before editing your article, please take note of the review criteria indicated in the description of the review process.

Help page

Basic setup, rules and guidelines

How to edit an article

Glossary

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-== Welcome ==
-Welcome to the '''EncoraWiki'''. Using this wiki several "state of the art" documents will be developed, using the input of scientists, policy makers and practitioners. This site has is part of the Encora project, for more information on Encora please visit [http://www.encora.org this] site.
-== Participating Themes==
+__NOTOC__
-'''[[Theme 1]]''': Social and economic aspects of ICZM Multifunctionality and Valuation
+==Welcome to the Coastal Wiki, your guide to coastal knowledge and experience==
-'''[[Theme 2]]''': ICZM Participation and Implementation
+===Readers===
+The Coastal Wiki is a public information site containing a large number of articles dealing with scientific, technological and management aspects of coastal zones. Its purpose is to share basic knowledge and information within the communities of coastal and marine scientists and practitioners. You can find information on almost any coastal topic by entering a matching term in the search box. Suggestions appear for articles with your keyword in the title. You can also get a list of all articles in which your keyword is mentioned by clicking on 'containing' under in the search box.
-'''[[Theme 3]]''': Coastal and marine spatial planning
+Articles are categorized according to disciplinary fields. The main categories are:
+:[http://www.coastalwiki.org/wiki/Category:Coastal_and_marine_ecosystems Coastal and marine ecosystems‏‎]
+:[http://www.coastalwiki.org/wiki/Category:Coastal_and_marine_observation_and_monitoring Coastal and marine observation and monitoring]‏‎
+:[http://www.coastalwiki.org/wiki/Category:Coastal_and_marine_pollution Coastal and marine pollution]
+:[http://www.coastalwiki.org/wiki/Category:Coastal_protection Coastal protection]
+:[http://www.coastalwiki.org/wiki/Category:Physical_coastal_and_marine_processes Physical coastal and marine processes‏‎]
+:[http://www.coastalwiki.org/wiki/Category:Integrated_coastal_zone_management Integrated coastal zone management]
+:[http://www.coastalwiki.org/wiki/Category:Climate_change,_impacts_and_adaptation Climate change, impacts and adaptation]
-'''[[Theme 4]]''': Pollution, prevention and mitigation
+Each category has several subcategories for a more detailed search. Some articles are only listed under the subcategories.
-'''[[Theme 5]]''': Long-term geomorphologic change and climate impacts
+The Coastal Wiki was launched in 2007 with an initial grant of the European Commission.
+See also [[Coastal Wiki:Why, What and for Whom?|More about the Coastal Wiki]].
-'''[[Theme 6]]''': Effect of development and use on eco-morphology and coastal habitats
+===Contributors===
+We invite coastal and marine scientists, practitioners and policymakers to share their knowledge and experience in coastal knowledge, practices and management. The Coastal Wiki is a popular source of information; most articles are viewed more than a hundred times and some articles even a few thousand times each month. Several [[Portal:Contents/Portals|portals]] give access to the Coastal Wiki content.
-'''[[Theme 7]]''': Assessment of biodiversity change
+===How to contribute===
+For adding or editing articles a password is required, which you may obtain by sending an email to ''info@coastalwiki.org''. You will receive a request to provide contact information for the Wiki Contact Database. At the end of each article authors, co-authors and editors of articles are explicitly acknowledged. Please take note that the Coastal Wiki is primarily meant for disseminating knowledge to a broader audience than the circles of specialists working at the frontiers of science. It is not meant for publishing original research. Coastal Wiki articles contain typically:  a general introduction, explanation of concepts and processes, illustrations, practical examples, useful methods/formulas, links to related articles, references and suggestions for further reading. Please read the help pages indicated in the box below before you start writing an article.
-'''[[Theme 8]]''': New sustainable coastal engineering techniques
+===Quality Assurance===
+All Coastal Wiki contributions are reviewed by the scientific content moderator, Job Dronkers, by members of the [[Coastal Wiki Editorial Board|Coastal Wiki Editorial Board]] or by invited reviewers. Review comments are published on the discussion page attached to each article. '''The Coastal Wiki does not contain AI-generated texts'''. Before editing your article, please take note of the review criteria indicated in the description of the [[Coastal Wiki Quality Assurance|review process]].
-'''[[Theme 9]]''': Assessment of field observation techniques
+<!------------------------------Bottom table--------------------->
+{| style=" width:100%; border:1px solid #23297A; margin:0em 0em 1em 0em; background:#f9f9f9;"  cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0"
-'''[[Theme 10]]''': Capacity building, education and training
+|style="width:25%"| [[Help:Contents|'''Help page''']]
+|style="width:25%"| [[Help:Basic setup, rules and guidelines|'''Basic setup, rules and guidelines''']]
-== On how to use the wiki==
+|style="width:25%"| [[Help:How to edit an article|'''How to edit an article''']]
+|style="width:25%"|[[glossary|'''Glossary''']]
-;Start editing
+|}
-First of all you need an account, this is so other users can see who made the edits. To create an account just press the '''Log in / create account''' link at the top right of the page. To then start editing this or any other page either click the '''edit''' link at the top of the page or use the edit button at the beginning of each section. This takes you to the '''edit page''': a page with a text box containing the ''wikitext'': the editable source code from which the server produces the webpage.
+<!------------------------------end of Bottom table--------------------->
-;Type your changes
-You can just type your text. However, also using basic [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing '''wiki-markup'''] to make links and do simple formatting adds to the value of your contribution. Also see the special [[help]] page
-;Preview before saving
-When you have finished, click '''Show preview''' to see how your changes will look '''before''' you make them permanent.  Repeat the edit/preview process until you are satisfied, then click '''Save page''' and your changes will be immediately applied to the article.
-Succes with editing the EncoraWiki!

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