As one of public awareness activities, the Training Workshop for Local Government Officers was organized in Jeju, Korea, 25-27 September 2006 with the theme of “Coastal Development vs. Protection of Marine Environment.” The objective of this workshop was to familiarize the officials with the concept and tools to make rational decisions for both development and conservation. The workshop focused on the Multi-Attribute Decision Analysis as one of the approaches to integrate various issues—economy, environment, and society—relevant to the coastal development into the decision-making process. A total of 17 participants attended the workshop from the Yellow Sea’s coastal provinces and cities: 7 officials from China and 10 officials from Korea. Through the lectures, computer exercise, and group work, the participants obtained practical skills to design development plans in harmony with the environment and to solve conflicts among relevant stakeholders.
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