Definīcija:An environment in which the coast is a significant element or part. The extent of the coastal environment will vary from place to place depending on how much it affects, or is affected by, coastal processes and the management issues concerned. It includes at least three distinct, but inter-related, parts: the coastal marine area, the active coastal zone, and the land back-drop
VVC izstrādātie vides zinātņu, zemes zinātņu un fiziskās ģeogrāfijas termini