The Spanish approach to marine spatial planning. Marine Strategy Framework Directive vs. EU Integrated Maritime Policy

Vivero, Juan Luís Suárez de; Mateos, Juan Carlos Rodrı́guez

doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2011.03.002

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“…Although Spain has shown remarkable progress in alternative energy sources development, MRE projects integration is hampered by the lack of MSP development [165]. The strategic study for the implementation of OWFs in Spain and the publication of the Spanish Wind Atlas are indicative efforts to speed up offshore wind development; see also [117].…”

Section: Status Of Offshore Wind Energy Developmentmentioning

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Marine Renewable Energy in the Mediterranean Sea: Status and Perspectives

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Abstract:In this work, an extended overview of the marine renewable energy in the Mediterranean Sea is provided as regards current status, potential problems, challenges, and perspectives of development. An integrated and holistic approach is necessary for the economic viability and sustainability of marine renewable energy projects; this approach comprises three different frameworks, not always aligned, i.e., geotechnical/engineering, socio-economic, and environmental/ ecological frameworks. In this context, the geomorphological, climatological, socio-economic, and environmental/ecological particularities of the Mediterranean basin are discussed, as they constitute key issues of the spatial context in which marine renewable energy projects are to be implemented. General guidelines for the sustainable development of marine renewable energy in the Mediterranean are also provided.Keywords: marine renewable energy; ocean energy; offshore wind energy; marine spatial planning; Mediterranean Sea; roadmap for marine energy development Key TopicsThe main topics that this paper deals with, can be summarized as follows: •Global status of the different types of marine renewable energy (MRE), i.e., offshore wind, wave, tidal, thermal, and salinity gradients energy conversion:

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Section: Status Of Offshore Wind Energy Developmentmentioning

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Marine Renewable Energy in the Mediterranean Sea: Status and Perspectives

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“…A number of EU member states have already developed plans (e.g., Boyes et al 2007, Calado et al 2010, Kannen 2012, Suárez de Vivero and Mateos 2012, Kelly et al 2014. Baltic Sea states are active in developing plans at the (sub)regional sea level (Vision and Strategies Around the Baltic Committee for Spatial Development 2010).…”

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“…However, the MSFD does not provide the operational framework to manage those activities (Frazão Santos et al 2012). The implementation of MSP by individual nations provides an opportunity to develop maritime sectors sustainably and at the same time achieve GES (Suárez de Vivero and Rodríguez Mateos 2012). Humans are integral to ecosystem processes, combining to form a social-ecological system (e.g., Armsworth et al 2007, Curtin and Prellezo 2010, Pollnac et al 2010, and so a plan that explicitly addresses GES while rationalizing use of marine space could be an influential tool within an ecosystem approach to managing maritime activities.…”

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Marine spatial planning and Good Environmental Status: a perspective on spatial and temporal dimensions

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Alexander²,

Sardá³

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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.Key Words: DPSWR; Good Environmental Status; marine spatial planning; maritime spatial planning; spatial scale temporal scale THE POLICY CONTEXT Global and regional assessments confirm that the capacity of our ocean ecosystems to continue to deliver ecosystem services that underpin human well-being is declining because of human activities (e. The EU is drafting a directive on MSP specifically to give cross-border cooperation a firm legal footing (European Commission 2013). Although the responsibility for MSP lies at the national level and addresses maritime activities in a nation's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), a transnational, subregional, and even a regional sea perspective is called for when maritime activities and/or their effects cross national borders (Gee et al. 2011). This creates considerable challenges for the planning process and stakeholder consultation (e.g., Argardy et al. 2011, Maritime Spatial Planning in the North Sea 2012, Halpern et al. 2012, Jentoft and Knol 2014. However, it also provides challenges for assessing effects on the marine environment given the requirement under the MSFD to achieve GES at subregional and 9]). We address effects on the marine environment by examining the spatial and temporal dimensions of both GES and MSP.We examine the role of MSP in an ecosystem approach and MSP's potential contributions to achieving GES. We aim to assess whether mismatches of spatial and temporal scales between MSP and marine ecosystems might constrain this role and these contributions. The methodology is based on the Driver Pressure State Welfare Response (DPSWR) framework (Cooper 2013). Findings are illustrated by two case studies representing aspects of traditional and emerging sea use. We use DPSWR to provide a context for MSP in an ecosystem approach to achieve GES. We then compare the spatial and temporal scales of MSP and GES. We identify a number of principles that require explicit consideration by MSP. These principles address the specific focus of our work; namely, the spatial an...

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“…The approach to find a balance of these two aims is the Marine Spatial Planning (Ehler and Douvere, 2009). With the adoption of the new European Marine Spatial Planning and Coastal Management Directive (now in draft), this will be a field of research which is increasing very fast (Qiu and Jones, 2013;Stelzenmüller et al, 2013;Suárez de Vivero and Rodríguez Mateos, 2012).…”

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Marine research in the Iberian Peninsula: A pledge for better times after an economic crisis

Borja

Marques

Olabarria

et al. 2013

Journal of Sea Research

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The Spanish approach to marine spatial planning. Marine Strategy Framework Directive vs. EU Integrated Maritime Policy

Cited by 53 publications

References 3 publications

Marine Renewable Energy in the Mediterranean Sea: Status and Perspectives

Marine Renewable Energy in the Mediterranean Sea: Status and Perspectives

Marine spatial planning and Good Environmental Status: a perspective on spatial and temporal dimensions

Marine research in the Iberian Peninsula: A pledge for better times after an economic crisis

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