S fartsmuseet , Esbjerg as a research centre and postgraduate study programme in maritime, regional and marine environmental history and integrated coastal zone management. Maritime history is the study of human utilisation of the sea as a resource and highway of transportation.
Regional history is the study of social and economic activity in a geographic space.
Marine environmental history is the study of the interaction of human society and marine environment. Integrated coastal zone management is the applied dimension of our research for the protection and utilisation of coastal resources.