Finding the most appropriate approaches that help to assess in an integrated manner and sustainably manage coastal environments is one of the main issues in integrated coastal zone management. In this paper, we carried out an integrated evaluation of the stakes of the study area using the DPSIR (Driving forces-Pressions-States-Impacts-Responses) method which allowed us to (i) identify and Analyze the causes of environmental problems (driving forces and pressures); (Ii) evaluate their effects on the state of the environment (States), (iii) examine their environmental and socio-economic impacts (Impacts) and (iv) To guarantee the integrated and sustainable management of the Nador lagoon.
Environmental and Water Sciences, public Health and Territorial Intelligence Journal, Vol. 1, No 3 (2017)