Issues of context, capacity and scale: Essential conditions and missing links for a sustainable blue economy

Niner, Holly J.; Barut, Noel C.; Baum, Tom; Diz, Daniela; Pozo, Daniela Laínez del; Laing, Stuart; Lancaster, Alana Malinde S.N.; McQuaid, Kirsty A.; Mendo, Tania; Morgera, Elisa; Maharaj, Payal N.; Okafor‐Yarwood, Ifesinachi; Ortega-Cisneros, Kelly; Warikandwa, Tapiwa V.; Rees, Sian

doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2022.01.001

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“…Aim of the EU Sustainable Blue Economy Strategy [50] is to embed it into the transition envisioned by the Green Deal and the EU Recovery Plan. The strategy appeals for a shift from "blue growth" [51], to «sustainable blue economy" [52] which deems the maritime industry, the environment, and the economy as inherently linked. It aspires to replace "unchecked expansion" with "clean, climate-proof and sustainable activities that tread lightly on the marine environment".…”

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The Future of Fisheries Co-Management in The Context of Sustainable Blue Economy and Green Deal: There Is No Green Without Blue !

Kyvelou¹,

Ierapetritis²,

Chiotinis³

2023

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Appropriate governance structures, among other factors, are extremely important for the fishery dependent communities to develop integrated territorial development and adaptive capacity to change, including the climate one. This paper intends to assess to what extent fisheries co-management schemes (e.g Fisheries LAGs, being regional/local governance instruments in fishing communities on a pan-European scale) are strengthening sustainability, i.e improving energy efficiency, promoting RES, coping with climate crisis, minimizing environmental impacts, and promoting sustainable blue economy. Since blue growth potential is mostly produced in coastal, marine and insular spaces, the research lens focuses on the Greek FLAGs and their capacity of aligning climate adaptation, blue economy and Green Deal targets. Therefore, a co-development process with FLAG managers is used to map their efficiency in pursuing Green Deal objectives. The findings reveal the scarcity of sustainability and blue economy related strategies. The paper concludes that transition to a post-carbon blue economy on a local level, requires the understanding of the evolutionary character both of fishery dependent local communities, due also to their bonding with marine ecosystems, and of fisheries co-management schemes. The latter as coherent, multi-sectoral schemes dedicated to their region’s integrated territorial development, may boost dialogue and cooperation towards an effective Maritime Spatial Planning, promoting harmonization between local development strategies and EU policies. MSP as an evolutionary governance process itself, can be a driver for making FLAGs evolve, towards strengthening commonization and blue justice and equity for fishers.

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Section: A Bit Of Flags History In Greecementioning

confidence: 99%

The Future of Fisheries Co-Management in The Context of Sustainable Blue Economy and Green Deal: There Is No Green Without Blue !

Kyvelou¹,

Ierapetritis²,

Chiotinis³

2023

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“…This is unsurprising as regions typically experience vastly different techno-industrial, socio-cultural, and physical-environmental processes, meaning case studies are often used to uncover these particularities. Case study research typically produces case-specific findings, which can be highly contextual and poorly generalizable, making blue economy theory building difficult (Niner et al 2022). Furthermore, while place-based policymaking aims to deliver contextual and specific interventions at the local or regional scale, the processes of developing, experimenting with, and implementing policies is importantly informed by generalized findings (Newig and Rose 2020).…”

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Supporting places left to the sea: A place-based research agenda for regional coastal transformations in the blue economy

Harris,

Thompson

2023

Progress in Environmental Geography

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The blue economy purportedly involves equitable and sustainable development across a range of ocean sectors spanning fisheries, aquaculture, tourism, shipping, seabed mining, oil and gas extraction, and renewable energy. Here, we argue that blue economy scholarship and policy gives insufficient attention to coastal regions – and the cities, towns, and villages within – that depend on these sectors. Rather than prioritising the profitability of corporations and expansion of industry, we advise actors to consider three transformative processes that are (re)shaping coastal regions. First, are techno-industrial processes for which we draw on the fourth industrial revolution literature, highlighting that coastal regions must adapt to rapidly changing technological innovations or risk facing decline. Second, are socio-cultural processes for which we draw on the left-behind places literature, which exemplifies spatial inequalities from declining and deindustrialised coastal regions. Third, are physical-environmental processes, highlighting geographically variable opportunities and challenges around natural resources, marine biodiversity, and climate change in coastal regions. We then promote place-based policymaking as a multi-level and participatory mode of managing these transformations. Finally, we present a blue economy research agenda to help navigate these transformative processes, and enable place-based solutions. The article intersects with broader literatures around ocean governance and sustainable transformations.

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“…Despite the significant contribution of the ocean to GDP, capital investment in the ocean remains inadequate in China [37,38]. The majority of this investment capital has been provided by the government [39]. This limited investment can be attributed to the limited understanding of the oceans, with 60% of them located outside of state borders, resulting in a significant shortfall of funding for sustainable development initiatives [40].…”

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Evolutionary Game Analysis of Governmental Intervention in the Sustainable Mechanism of China’s Blue Finance

Chen¹,

Huang²

2023

Sustainability

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This article is a case study of the blue finance mechanism (BFM) in China and makes use of evolutionary game theory and numerical simulation to show how the BFM plays a critical role in promoting the sustainable development of China’s marine economy, society, and environment. To ensure the perpetuation of the BFM, it is necessary for the Chinese government to attract private sector investment in the marine sector (PSIMS). By intervening in the BFM, the government can create a more favorable investment environment, which can then lead to greater private sector investment and contribute to the overall sustainability of the ocean. The goal of this article is to create an analytical model based on public finance and government management to examine the efficiency of Chinese governmental involvement in the BFM in order to boost the maritime industry by attracting private sector investment for funding the BFM. The results revealed the following: First, governmental involvement can have significant positive effects in promoting the sustainable development of the BFM in China. Second, the timeliness of governmental intervention in China can affect the private sector’s incentive to invest in the marine sector. Third, the Chinese government’s intervention in subsidizing costs can have significant impacts in engaging the private sectors to expand capital injection into marine investments. The minimization of potential risks of investment in the marine sector is critical to enhancing investor confidence and trust. The early intervention of the Chinese government is therefore crucial. Additionally, to further incentivize PSIMS, the Chinese government must make a concerted effort to increase subsidies and provide non-monetary rewards. This will help achieve sustainable development in the country’s economy, society, and environment.

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Issues of context, capacity and scale: Essential conditions and missing links for a sustainable blue economy

Cited by 29 publications

References 46 publications

The Future of Fisheries Co-Management in The Context of Sustainable Blue Economy and Green Deal: There Is No Green Without Blue !

The Future of Fisheries Co-Management in The Context of Sustainable Blue Economy and Green Deal: There Is No Green Without Blue !

Supporting places left to the sea: A place-based research agenda for regional coastal transformations in the blue economy

Evolutionary Game Analysis of Governmental Intervention in the Sustainable Mechanism of China’s Blue Finance

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