Practical tools to support marine spatial planning: A review and some prototype tools

Stelzenmüller, Vanessa; Lee, Janette; South, Andy; Foden, Jo; Rogers, Stuart I.

doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2012.05.038

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“…As for this review the marine spatial planning is about introducing the framework of managing the spatial activities among marine institutions to achieve strategic sustainable development (Jay et al, 2016;Dunstan et al, 2016;Caldow et al, 2015;Olsen et al, 2014;Kelly et al, 2014;Frazão et al, 2014;Stelzenm et al, 2013;Calado et al, 2010).…”

Section: Marine Spatial Planning Processmentioning

confidence: 99%

Institutional Mapping Towards Developing a Framework for Sustainable Marine Spatial Planning

YATIM

Omar

Abdullah

et al. 2016

Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci.

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ABSTRACT:Within few years before, the urge to implement the marine spatial planning is due to increasing numbers of marine activities that will lead into uncertainties of rights, restrictions and responsibilities of the maritime nations. Marine authorities in this situation that deal with national rights and legislations are the government institutions that engage with marine spatial information. There are several elements to be considered when dealing with the marine spatial planning; which is institutional sustainability governance. Providing the importance of marine spatial planning towards sustainable marine spatial governance, the focus should highlight the role marine institutions towards sustainable marine plan. The iterative process of marine spatial planning among marine institutions is important as the spatial information governance is scattered from reflected rights, restrictions and responsibilities of marine government institutions. Malaysia is one of the maritime nations that conjures the initial step towards establishing the sustainable marine spatial planning. In order to have sustainable institutions in marine spatial planning process, it involves four main stages; planning phase, plan evaluation phase, implementation phase and post implementation phase. Current situation has witnessed the unclear direction and role of marine government institutions to manage the marine spatial information. This review paper is focusing on the institutional sustainability upon interaction of marine government institutions in the marine spatial planning process based on Institutional Analysis Framework. The outcome of the integration of institutional sustainability and marine spatial planning process will propose a framework of marine institutional sustainable plan.

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Section: Marine Spatial Planning Processmentioning

confidence: 99%

Institutional Mapping Towards Developing a Framework for Sustainable Marine Spatial Planning

YATIM

Omar

Abdullah

et al. 2016

Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci.

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“…Thus, careful planning of new MPAs (Spalding et al, 2016) and other spatially explicit coastal and marine management strategies, preferably within existing planning frameworks (e.g., linking MPAs to Integrated Coastal and Ocean Management: Cicin-Sain and Belfiore, 2005; Marine Spatial Planning: Stelzenmüller et al, 2013), is critical to ensure conservation benefit is maximized (Klein et al, 2015). Systematic conservation planning (SCP), which takes into account both ecological and socioeconomic aspects of conservation, provides a robust and transparent approach to spatial allocation of conservation priorities, given limited resources (Margules and Pressey, 2000).…”

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confidence: 99%

Research advances and gaps in marine planning: towards a global database in systematic conservation planning

Álvarez‐Romero

Mills

Adams

et al. 2018

Biological Conservation

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Systematic conservation planning (SCP) has increasingly been used to prioritize conservation actions, including the design of new protected areas to achieve conservation objectives. Over the last 10 years, the number of marine SCP studies has increased exponentially, yet there is no structured or reliable way to find information on methods, trends, and progress. The rapid growth in methods and marine applications warrants an updated analysis of the literature, as well as reflection on the need for continuous and systematic documentation of SCP exercises in general. To address these gaps, we developed a database to document SCP exercises and populated it with 155 marine SCP exercises found in the primary literature. Based on our review, we provide an update on global advances and trends in marine SCP literature. We found accelerating growth in the number of studies over the past decade, with increasing consideration of socioeconomic variables, land-sea planning, and ecological connectivity. While several studies aimed to inform conservation decisions, we found little evidence of input from practitioners. There are important gaps in geographic coverage and little correspondence with areas most threatened. Five countries lead most studies, but their networks suggest potential for capacity building through collaborations. The varying quality and detail in documentation of studies confirmed the limited opportunities to develop and assess the application of best practice in conservation planning. A global database to track the development, implementation, and impact of SCP applications can thus provide numerous benefits. Our database constitutes an important step towards the development of a centralized repository of information on planning exercises and can serve several roles to advance SCP theory and practice: it facilitates assessing geographic coverage and gaps; scientists and practitioners can access information to identify trends in the use of data, methods, and tools; reviewers and editors of journals can assess whether studies have covered important literature and developments; donors and non-government organizations can identify regions needing further work; and practitioners and policy-makers can learn from previous plans.

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“…If not, it will not be possible to exploit the resources once they are found, characterized, and whenever the market is ready. Spatial planning tools are used today in land-based mining (Preuße et al 2016), for marine spatial planning purposes (Stelzenmüller et al 2013) and in many other areas to plan human activities. Despite intensive research efforts since the 1970s, approaches to assess the techno-economic requirements and implications of SMnN mining are still lacking (Volkmann and Lehnen 2017;Sharma 2017;Abramowski 2016).…”

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A comprehensive approach for a techno-economic assessment of nodule mining in the deep sea

2018

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Mine planning of land-based mineral deposits follows well-established methods. The deep sea is currently under exploration, but mine planning approaches are still lacking. A spatial planning tool to assess the techno-economic requirements and implications of manganese nodule mining on deep-sea deposits is proposed in this paper. The comprehensive approach has been validated using research findings of the Blue Mining project, which received funding from the European Commission. A part of the German exploration area E1, located in the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone, Pacific Ocean, serves as a case study area. The approach contributes to a responsible utilization of mineral resources in the deep sea, considering geological, economic and financial as well as technical and operational aspects. The approach may also be applicable for an early-stage assessment of other projects related to spatially distributed mineral resources, e.g., marine phosphate nodules. Furthermore, it could also be helpful for the investigation of the environmental impacts of seafloor manganese nodule mining.

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Practical tools to support marine spatial planning: A review and some prototype tools

Cited by 122 publications

References 37 publications

Institutional Mapping Towards Developing a Framework for Sustainable Marine Spatial Planning

Institutional Mapping Towards Developing a Framework for Sustainable Marine Spatial Planning

Research advances and gaps in marine planning: towards a global database in systematic conservation planning

A comprehensive approach for a techno-economic assessment of nodule mining in the deep sea

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