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Marine spatial planning and Good Environmental Status: a perspective on spatial and temporal dimensions
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Gilbert, AJ and Alexander, K and Sarda, R and Brazinskaite, R and Fischer, C and Gee, K and Jessopp, M and Kershaw, P and Los, HJ and Morla, DM and O'Mahony, C and Pihlajamaki, M and Rees, S and Varjopuro, R, Marine spatial planning and Good Environmental Status: a perspective on spatial and temporal dimensions, Ecology and Society, 20, (1) Article 64. ISSN 1708-3087 (2015) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.5751/ES-06979-200164
Abstract
The European Union Marine Strategy Framework Directive requires the Good Environmental Status of marine
environments in Europe's regional seas; yet, maritime activities, including sources of marine degradation, are diversifying and
intensifying in an increasingly globalized world. Marine spatial planning is emerging as a tool for rationalizing competing uses of the
marine environment while guarding its quality. A directive guiding the development of such plans by European Union member states
is currently being formulated. There is an undeniable need for marine spatial planning. However, we argue that considerable care must
be taken with marine spatial planning, as the spatial and temporal scales of maritime activities and of Good Environmental Status
may be mismatched. We identify four principles for careful and explicit consideration to align the requirements of the two directives
and enable marine spatial planning to support the achievement of Good Environmental Status in Europe's regional seas.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | DPSWR, Good Environmental Status, marine spatial planning, spatial scale, temporal scale |
| Research Division: | Studies in Human Society |
| Research Group: | Human Geography |
| Research Field: | Human Geography not elsewhere classified |
| Objective Division: | Environment |
| Objective Group: | Environmental Policy, Legislation and Standards |
| Objective Field: | Coastal and Marine Management Policy |
| Author: | Alexander, K (Dr Karen Alexander) |
| ID Code: | 107747 |
| Year Published: | 2015 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 9 |
| Deposited By: | IMAS Research and Education Centre |
| Deposited On: | 2016-03-23 |
| Last Modified: | 2018-04-05 |
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