Abstract
This guide is intended to facilitate increasing the knowledge and the understanding of coastal valuation and the co-operation between coastal managers. It provides an explanation of why socio-economic evaluation is conducted, a summary of evaluation methods, a discussion of socio-economic analysis of coastal erosion projects, as well as numerous case studies of coastal erosion projects and the lessons learned. Detailed descriptions of economic analysis models, socio-economic evaluation models, and case studies are provided in the report appendices.