planning AND ESTABLISHING A REGIONAL BALANCE FOR PROPER LOCATION AND UTILIZATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS CAN GUARANTEE WELL-DIRECTED AND SUSTAINABLE Development IN THE REGION. COASTAL AREAS ARE CONSIDERED AMONG THE MOST IMPORTANT CHOICES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT REGIME, DUE TO THEIR VULNERABILITY, EXISTENCE OF SENSITIVE ECOSYSTEMS AND HUMAN DevelopmentS AND INTERVENTIONS, WHICH REQUIRE EXTENSIVE EFFORTS TO ORGANIZE THE ECOLOGICAL CAPACITY. THE PRESENT STUDY AIMS AT PROVIDING A MODEL FOR planning AND MANAGING COASTAL AREAS, ESPECIALLY ISLANDS, IN LINE WITH SUSTAINABLE UTILIZATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND ITS RESOURCES FOR THE BENEFIT OF LOCAL, NATIONAL AND REGIONAL POPULATIONS. SINCE GHESHM ISLAND IS A VAST AREA WITH SIGNIFICANT COMMERCIAL AND ECONOMIC GROWTH AND PRECIOUS NATURAL RESERVES, SUCH AS MANGROVE FORESTS, ALIGNING INDUSTRIAL PROSPECTS WITH ITS ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS REQUIRES EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES. IT IS ALSO ATTEMPTED TO DETERMINE WHICH ACTIVITIES CAN BE SUSTAINABLY PURSUED IN THIS ISLAND IN A REGIONALLY ECONOMICAL MANNER.