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Peter J S Jones - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the emerging policy landscape for marine Spatial Planning in europe
Marine Policy, 2013Co-Authors: Peter J S JonesAbstract:This paper provides an overview of the emerging policy landscape for marine Spatial Planning in the European Union, which consists of four main categories of policy drivers: environmental legislation, legislation on marine renewable energy, fisheries regulations and the Integrated Maritime Policy. The weak links between these categories of policy drivers, underpinned by a lack of clarity regarding the vision for sustainability, pose major challenges for the emergence of ecosystem-based and integrated marine Spatial Planning in Europe. In addition, there is still uncertainty arising from on-going reform of the Common Fisheries Policy, and discussions on the need for a new marine Spatial Planning directive. This paper concludes with the view that better integration of environmental concerns into the Common Fisheries Policy is needed to strengthen the link between environmental legislation and fisheries regulations, and that the existing policy landscape, particularly the Marine Strategic Framework Directive, already provides a legal framework for ecosystem-based marine Spatial Planning. Such a framework is consistent with the recognition that ecosystem conservation underpins other pillars of sustainable development and provides the foundation for cross-sectoral marine Planning and management.
James N Sanchirico - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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marine Spatial Planning in practice
Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 2013Co-Authors: Jeremy S Collie, Wiktor L Adamowicz, Michael W Beck, Bethany Craig, Timothy E Essington, David Fluharty, Jake Rice, James N SanchiricoAbstract:Abstract Multiple competing uses of continental-shelf environments have led to a proliferation of marine Spatial Planning initiatives, together with expert guidance on marine Spatial Planning. This study provides an empirical review of marine Spatial plans, their attributes, and the extent to which the expert guidance is actually being followed. We performed a structured review of 16 existing marine Spatial plans and created an idealized marine Spatial plan from the steps included in recent expert papers. A cluster analysis of the yes/no answers to 28 questions was used to ordinate the 16 marine Spatial plans and to compare them with the idealized plan. All the plans that have been implemented have a high-level government mandate and the authority to implement Spatial Planning vested in existing institutions. Almost all the plans used data with clear criteria for data inclusion. Stakeholders were included in almost all the plans; they did not participate in all stages of the Planning process but their roles were generally clearly defined. Decision-support tools were applied inconsistently across plans and were seldom used dynamically over time. Most Spatial Planning processes did not select specific outcomes, such as preferred use scenarios. Success is defined inconsistently across plans; in half the cases there are no metrics of success with reference benchmarks. Although monitoring is included in the majority of plans, only in some cases do monitoring results feed back into management decisions. The process of marine Spatial Planning had advanced in that some of the more recent plans were developed more quickly and contain more desirable attributes than earlier plans. Even so, existing marine Spatial plans are heterogeneous—there are essential ingredients, but no single recipe for success.
Jeremy S Collie - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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marine Spatial Planning in practice
Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 2013Co-Authors: Jeremy S Collie, Wiktor L Adamowicz, Michael W Beck, Bethany Craig, Timothy E Essington, David Fluharty, Jake Rice, James N SanchiricoAbstract:Abstract Multiple competing uses of continental-shelf environments have led to a proliferation of marine Spatial Planning initiatives, together with expert guidance on marine Spatial Planning. This study provides an empirical review of marine Spatial plans, their attributes, and the extent to which the expert guidance is actually being followed. We performed a structured review of 16 existing marine Spatial plans and created an idealized marine Spatial plan from the steps included in recent expert papers. A cluster analysis of the yes/no answers to 28 questions was used to ordinate the 16 marine Spatial plans and to compare them with the idealized plan. All the plans that have been implemented have a high-level government mandate and the authority to implement Spatial Planning vested in existing institutions. Almost all the plans used data with clear criteria for data inclusion. Stakeholders were included in almost all the plans; they did not participate in all stages of the Planning process but their roles were generally clearly defined. Decision-support tools were applied inconsistently across plans and were seldom used dynamically over time. Most Spatial Planning processes did not select specific outcomes, such as preferred use scenarios. Success is defined inconsistently across plans; in half the cases there are no metrics of success with reference benchmarks. Although monitoring is included in the majority of plans, only in some cases do monitoring results feed back into management decisions. The process of marine Spatial Planning had advanced in that some of the more recent plans were developed more quickly and contain more desirable attributes than earlier plans. Even so, existing marine Spatial plans are heterogeneous—there are essential ingredients, but no single recipe for success.
David Fluharty - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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marine Spatial Planning in practice
Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 2013Co-Authors: Jeremy S Collie, Wiktor L Adamowicz, Michael W Beck, Bethany Craig, Timothy E Essington, David Fluharty, Jake Rice, James N SanchiricoAbstract:Abstract Multiple competing uses of continental-shelf environments have led to a proliferation of marine Spatial Planning initiatives, together with expert guidance on marine Spatial Planning. This study provides an empirical review of marine Spatial plans, their attributes, and the extent to which the expert guidance is actually being followed. We performed a structured review of 16 existing marine Spatial plans and created an idealized marine Spatial plan from the steps included in recent expert papers. A cluster analysis of the yes/no answers to 28 questions was used to ordinate the 16 marine Spatial plans and to compare them with the idealized plan. All the plans that have been implemented have a high-level government mandate and the authority to implement Spatial Planning vested in existing institutions. Almost all the plans used data with clear criteria for data inclusion. Stakeholders were included in almost all the plans; they did not participate in all stages of the Planning process but their roles were generally clearly defined. Decision-support tools were applied inconsistently across plans and were seldom used dynamically over time. Most Spatial Planning processes did not select specific outcomes, such as preferred use scenarios. Success is defined inconsistently across plans; in half the cases there are no metrics of success with reference benchmarks. Although monitoring is included in the majority of plans, only in some cases do monitoring results feed back into management decisions. The process of marine Spatial Planning had advanced in that some of the more recent plans were developed more quickly and contain more desirable attributes than earlier plans. Even so, existing marine Spatial plans are heterogeneous—there are essential ingredients, but no single recipe for success.
Wiktor L Adamowicz - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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marine Spatial Planning in practice
Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 2013Co-Authors: Jeremy S Collie, Wiktor L Adamowicz, Michael W Beck, Bethany Craig, Timothy E Essington, David Fluharty, Jake Rice, James N SanchiricoAbstract:Abstract Multiple competing uses of continental-shelf environments have led to a proliferation of marine Spatial Planning initiatives, together with expert guidance on marine Spatial Planning. This study provides an empirical review of marine Spatial plans, their attributes, and the extent to which the expert guidance is actually being followed. We performed a structured review of 16 existing marine Spatial plans and created an idealized marine Spatial plan from the steps included in recent expert papers. A cluster analysis of the yes/no answers to 28 questions was used to ordinate the 16 marine Spatial plans and to compare them with the idealized plan. All the plans that have been implemented have a high-level government mandate and the authority to implement Spatial Planning vested in existing institutions. Almost all the plans used data with clear criteria for data inclusion. Stakeholders were included in almost all the plans; they did not participate in all stages of the Planning process but their roles were generally clearly defined. Decision-support tools were applied inconsistently across plans and were seldom used dynamically over time. Most Spatial Planning processes did not select specific outcomes, such as preferred use scenarios. Success is defined inconsistently across plans; in half the cases there are no metrics of success with reference benchmarks. Although monitoring is included in the majority of plans, only in some cases do monitoring results feed back into management decisions. The process of marine Spatial Planning had advanced in that some of the more recent plans were developed more quickly and contain more desirable attributes than earlier plans. Even so, existing marine Spatial plans are heterogeneous—there are essential ingredients, but no single recipe for success.
