Assessment Of Sustainability Of Integrated Coastal Management Projects a CBA-DEA Approach

Abstract

Sustainability is a key factor in ensuring coastal and marine resource management. However, achieving as well as assessing the sustainability is not an easy task. Complexities and controversies surrounding its concept hinder practical usefulness of using some methodologies of measuring sustainability. This paper attempts to employ a different approach of assessing the sustainability of coastal and marine resource management through cost- benefit analysis combined with Data Envelopment Analysis (CBA-DEA). In this paper, non-monetary as well as monetary indicators are used to measure the benefits and costs associated with coastal projects. Using Cilacap, Central Java, as a study area, the paper explores the benefit that could be secured from integrated coastal management projects as well as the costs chat must be borne by stakeholders. Keywords: ICM sustainability CBA-DEA approach, Segara Anakan-Cilacap.