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Analysis of the coastal location of the Province of Buenos Aires. When we think of our shores, come to mind, beautiful images of tropical paradises, which we want to be. But if we look at our beach trip and we will be able to witness as the natural landscape is degraded at an accelerating rate. This paper´s main objective is to make an analytical gaze on coastal issues in the Province of Buenos Aires from an interdisciplinary and intradisciplinary. Systematizing the applicable rules, ie connecting the various legal disciplines that converge in the coastal protection (Environmental Law, International Law, Civil Law, Maritime Law, Administrative Law, etc.) and in turn connecting to the right with the natural sciences. The Atlantic coast of Buenos Aires Province extends from the northern tip of Cape San Antonio to the mouth of Black River (Priest, 1958). It covers an area of 1,281 km approximately, being mostly a coastal dune nature, which explains the presence of extensive sandy beaches suitable for the installation of resorts. In the province of Buenos Aires, approximately 50% of the human population lives within 200 km of the coast. The average human population density in coastal areas is around 80 persons per square km, ie double the world average, several clusters of cities (Buenos Aires, La Plata. Partidos del Gran Buenos Aires) with more than 11.5 million inhabitants are located in coastal areas, over 90% of sewage and 70% of industrial water discharged without treatment, in coastal waters. About current coastal issues, let´s say that on one hand what is seen are many beaches aesthetic sets of buildings for a high purchasing power and an explosive increase of tourism. On the other, the problems are compounded from that growth, the larger, coastal cities, but suffer from environmental problems. But across the coast, we see the lack of planning and control by the authorities of the coastal municipalities, the province of Buenos Aires and mismanagement on the part of dealers in the beach. Describe risks that were originally natural, but accelerated and increased by the action of man. Analyze areas of pollution discharge of untreated effluents and pollution areas in ports. We studied cases of severe coastal erosion, sand mining both, for the execution of works without proper impact studies. The removal of coastal sand dunes to build roads, afforestation and urbanization of the dune field, construction of breakwaters have impacted negatively by altering the coastline. Clearly we face a paradox. The tourism business is growing and at the same time accelerates the degradation of the coast, with serious health problems, determining the development of tourism, for the future. Sorry .. If I refer to the previous data, we face a crisis. A health crisis, environmental and economic, because as the beach disappears, the economic cost is higher. In everything explained repeat the same words, lack of control and planning. Now let´s consider what happens with the legislation, there are rules dispersed in different fields of law, generally with no intradisciplinary analysis, I think at this point is to rescue the Decree 10392/87, which regulates the extraction of sand, I take as based on a report of the Center for Coastal Geology and Quaternary scientist prestigious National University of Mar del Plata, and Law No. 12,122 proposed studies to address the grave situation in the coastal city of Mar Chiquita, Auque this law in 1998 and have not yet carried out works to remedy the conflict or at least slow it down. That is, we can see that there are numerous rules scattered throughout the legal system, which converge on the protection of coastal and marine ecosystems. However, in doing so poorly and incompletely, in many cases by the lack of enforcement. A key to meeting these standards, it is the decree 2549/04 which governs the system of free public access to information, as

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