This conference aims to provide an international forum for the dissemination and exchange of information in coastal hydrology, hydraulics and water quality. The conference will stimulate interdisciplinary research, education, management, and policy making from physical, biogeochemical, and socioeconomic perspectives related to complex environmental systems in coastal regions. Discussions will also take place on hydraulic engineering and structures in coastal areas, which are frequently densely populated or sites of major industrial development. The topic of coastal petroleum and land subsidence will also be addressed.