Coastal and ocean scenario: coastal geomorphologic processes and land cover, biological, physical and chemical aspects of oceans, marine pollution, causes and impactsCoastal hazards- cyclones, storm surges, tsunami, shoreline change and sea level changes, salt water intrusion, wetlands and their role in marine ecological systems , carbon cycle, ocean atmosphere interactions and global warming, El Nino La Nina, Need and basic concepts of ICM, ICM history, prevalent legislations, case studiesUse of Remote Sensing and GIS in ICM.

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