Marine spatial planning for transboundary issues in bays of Fujian, China: A hierarchical system

Yang, Suzhen; Fang, Qinhua; Ikhumhen, Harrison Odion; Meilana, Lusita; Zhu, Shouqin

doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2022.108622

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“…Both the wetland institutions network and coastal contents show an integrated trend. The plethora of environmental management organizations and the overlap, duplication, and possible conflict between them are typical in many countries, including China. , Before 2018, there was a lack of a comprehensive and clear function division of institutions, resulting in conflicts between institutions in solving a problem . Even though the SFA was the central wetland administration, there were still up to 15 institutions dominating wetlands management before 2015, which the SC directly coordinated.…”

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The Transformation of 40-Year Coastal Wetland Policies in China: Network Analysis and Text Analysis

Yang

Wang

Fang

et al. 2022

Environ. Sci. Technol.

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The notable improvement of China’s wetland management policies over the last four decades prompted this study’s goal to quantitatively analyze the transformation of China’s coastal wetland policies from 1979 to 2022 by applying an institutional network analysis and policy text analysis. The results of the institutional network analysis revealed an administrative management transformation from a multidepartmental mode to an integrated management framework. Furthermore, the policy text analysis results revealed a change in policy priorities (from exploitation to protection) and management targets (from a single environmental element to a comprehensive ecosystem and further to collaborative governance). In addition, the overall outcome of this study instigated proposals for the improvement of future wetland policies on climate change, integrated planning, natural capital, and public participation. Hence, this study presents an example of wetland policy analysis based on a quantitative review, which we hope will also be valuable for other countries.

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The Transformation of 40-Year Coastal Wetland Policies in China: Network Analysis and Text Analysis

Yang

Wang

Fang

et al. 2022

Environ. Sci. Technol.

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“…The contradiction evaluation method has been widely used in the evaluation of MSP schemes (Freeman et al, 2016;Ye et al, 2021;Hou et al, 2022;Yang et al, 2022), but this is the first time it has been applied to evaluate land-sea planning. The benefits of focusing on land-sea interactions in planning have been highlighted (Stoms et al, 2005;A ́lvarez-Romero et al, 2011;Kerr et al, 2014;Loiseau et al, 2021), and we validate this view from the perspective of planning scheme evaluation based on ex-ante evaluation.…”

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“…Quantitative analysis of the buffered overlapped areas in different functional zones has been widely used in calculating conflicts in the MFZ scheme itself (Fang et al, 2019;Hou et al, 2022;Yang et al, 2022). Such analysis is usually done through ArcGIS.…”

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Benefits and approaches of incorporating land–sea interactions into coastal spatial planning: evidence from Xiamen, China

Wang,

Lin,

Xue

et al. 2024

Front. Mar. Sci.

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As the land–sea interface, the coastal zone has become an increasingly key life-support system. However, it is also highly threatened by exposure to both ocean- and land-based human activities. The interdependencies of the land and sea systems require the integration of land and sea spatial planning to achieve sustainable development of coastal zones. There are different forms of land–sea spatial management integration globally. Whether a form can positively impact and how different institutional settings affect outcomes need further explanation. Therefore, this study explores the reasons for China’s planning integration through institutional reform by using the Graph Model for Conflicts Resolution and establishes a quantitative contradiction assessment method to examine whether this top-down institutional approach has played a role at the urban level. The results show that the planning of Xiamen city after reform has a lower total contradiction value, grid cell average and cell maximum value. This progress is made possible by unifying the land–sea spatial planning departments. The equilibrium solution of the Graph Model for Conflicts Resolution indicates that due to the different preferences of the land–sea management departments and the central-local governments, it is challenging to implement the Land–sea Coordination policy under separate land–sea management. By integrating land–sea management departments, deep-seated sectoral interests between horizontal departments do not remain. The impacts on integrated management of divergences in preferences of different vertical governments can be reduced. The research results provide a universal method for the contradiction evaluation and a management reference for other regions that want to integrate land–sea coordination into urban spatial planning.

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“…Therefore, the effective management of marine environments requires a comprehensive understanding of the different pressures posed on marine ecosystems. In addition, a marine management system should consider the changing nature and extent of these ecosystems to ultimately modify a marine ecosystem's structure and functions through "planning" [6,7].…”

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Soft vs. Hard Sustainability Approach in Marine Spatial Planning: Challenges and Solutions

Rezaei,

Contestabile,

Vicinanza

et al. 2024

Water

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Hitherto, over 50% of countries with marine waters have established MSPs or launched related legal actions. However, there are still conceptual and practical challenges to be overcome in the development of MSP. In this study, we investigate two main approaches in MSP (hard vs. soft sustainability) through reports, published manuscripts and meeting proceedings in seven pioneering countries (Belgium, Netherlands, Norway, Germany, United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada). We highlight the gaps, challenges, and solutions in each of these approaches. From our findings, there are four common challenges in both soft and hard sustainability approaches as follows: (i) the political framework and inconsistent support of MSP efforts, (ii) insufficient knowledge on social dimensions, (iii) insufficient stakeholder engagement in the diversity of stakeholder’s groups or in their contribution to the planning process from the initial steps, and (iv) finding a balance between environmental conservation and economic growth. We recommend that future studies should investigate how MSP can become more adaptive to long-term environmental and economic targets, how effective involving socioeconomic strata is in MSP, and how decision-making tools could help to cover the gaps in MSP. Furthermore, public forums are suggested to be developed to facilitate the systematic sharing of MSP experiences worldwide.

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Marine spatial planning for transboundary issues in bays of Fujian, China: A hierarchical system

Cited by 8 publications

References 60 publications

The Transformation of 40-Year Coastal Wetland Policies in China: Network Analysis and Text Analysis

The Transformation of 40-Year Coastal Wetland Policies in China: Network Analysis and Text Analysis

Benefits and approaches of incorporating land–sea interactions into coastal spatial planning: evidence from Xiamen, China

Soft vs. Hard Sustainability Approach in Marine Spatial Planning: Challenges and Solutions

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