10.2190/XAC5-YMC2-0MQU-69YH XAC5YMC20MQU69YH 3 Political Representation and Coastal Zone Management: A Case Study of Decision Rules and Voting 21 37 20020509 20020509 20020509 20020509 XAC5YMC20MQU69YH.pdf http://baywood.metapress.com/link.asp?target=contribution&id=XAC5YMC20MQU69YH 1 Mark S. Rosentraub Urban and Regional Affairs Division, Institute of Urban Studies, The University of Texas at Arlington <p>The interest in managing coastal resources has required the development of new administrative programs. A frequent goal of many of these management agencies is the representation of viewpoints from governments located adjacent to the water <i>and</i> those located further from the land-water interface. 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