Stephen Bloye Olsen,^* William Matuszeski,^** Tiruponithura V. Padma,^*** H. J M. Wickremeratne<sup>****


*</sup>Stephen B. Olsen is the director of the Coastal Resources Center of the University of Rhode Island. He led the team that developed one of the first state coastal zone management programs in the US—for the state of Rhode Island—in the 1970s, and then one of the first programs to apply the philosophy and techniques of coastal management to developing nations. One of his principal interests is the long-term implications of anthropogenic change to coastal ecosystems. His address: Coastal Resources Center, 220, South Ferry Road, University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography, Narragansett, RI 02882, USA. sbo@crc.uri.edu
^**William Matuszescki is the former director of the Chesapeake Bay program. He has been advising on coastal management initiatives in Latin America and Europe for several decades. His address: 324 G Street SE, Washington DC 20003, USA. bmat@olg.com
^***Tiruponithura V. Padma is an oceanographer with an interest in applying scientific principles and techniques to participatory management. Currently, she works at the University of Rhode Island. Her address: Coastal Resources Center, 220 South Ferry Road, University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography, Narragansett, RI 02882, USA. padma@gso.uri.edu
^****H. J. M. Wickremeratne is the former manager of the Coastal Conservation Department of Sri Lanka and former general manager of the Lanka Hydraulic Institute. He is a hydrogapher by profession, and now a private consultant in Sri Lanka. His address: 27, Muhandiram Lane, Dehiwala, Sri Lanka. jayawicks@sltnet.lk, jw@codeconnexion.com