Marine Spatial Planning

Abstract

Much literature has been published in the past decade on marine spatial planning (MSP), a fact which speaks to its evolution as an accepted means for managing activities within maritime boundaries. This chapter defines MSP, gives a brief history of its development, articulates some of its major challenges and reviews literature on the topic -in particular, tools for incorporating an ecosystem approach in the planning process. Three MSP case studies are presented from the US, Portugal and Germany. It is clear from these examples that MSP is a necessary approach that is increasingly engaging planning professionals and is, to a large extent, still evolving. In some contexts, MSP has been described as planning that is "analogous to" land use planning in terrestrial settings (Turnipseed et al. 2009b). Some authors contend that zoning can be done in the oceans as readily as it can be done on land. But can it? And even if it can be done, does that mean it should be? Are ocean zoning and MSP one and the same? These are all good questions addressed in this chapter.

Correlation Modeling between Ocean Spatial Distribution and Economic Sustainability

“…e marine economy encompasses all types of marine economic activities, with marine resources serving as the development object and marine space serving as the activity location. Another academic de nition of the marine economy is "input and output, demand and supply of products, general term for economic activity relating to marine resources, marine space, and marine environmental conditions" [2]. is point of view thoroughly displays the supply side's demand characteristics in the process of marine economic development [3].…”

An evaluation of semi‐automated methods for collecting ecosystem‐level data in temperate marine systems

“…Healthy coastal and estuarine ecosystems have high social, economical, economic and environmental value, yet continue to suffer alarming degradation (Connell et al., ; Lotze et al., ). As a response, new management approaches such as coastal and marine spatial planning (CMSP) have received increasing attention in the past decade (Portman, ). Such approaches aim to integrate environmental, social and economic issues into policy generation (Portman, ).…”

“…As a response, new management approaches such as coastal and marine spatial planning (CMSP) have received increasing attention in the past decade (Portman, ). Such approaches aim to integrate environmental, social and economic issues into policy generation (Portman, ). There are, however, few examples of coastal habitats with suitable data available to underpin such planning processes at relevant spatial and temporal scales, particularly in complex populated urban/industrial environments (Halpern et al., ).…”

“…As a response, new management approaches such as coastal and marine spatial planning (CMSP) have received increasing attention in the past decade (Portman, 2016). Such approaches aim to integrate environmental, social and economic issues into policy generation (Portman, 2016).…”