Reviews of management developing approaches in coastal areas

Coastal areas consider as a strategic and important region of each country. Proximity of water and land always was the origin of human societies’ formation. Currently, in the rapidly changing world the emphasis shifts on urban issues according to strategy and urban management, especially management of coastal development. Iran considering wide costal area in the north and south is no exception. According to Bandar Turkmen’s strategic location in the region and its social and cultural context in northern of Iran is subject to change in order to meet urban, tourist, transport etc. needs. Lack of a proper strategy to manage costal area’s future development provides the necessary of developing a comprehensive strategy for managing the coastal areas. In this study, using qualitative methods, descriptive features of coastal areas discuss and new model to determine the development strategy provide. The results of study identified the appropriate strategy for development of Bandar Turkmen is revitalization and improvement strategies with an emphasis on creating new functionality in this coastal area.