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Title: Maritime ecosystem-based management in practice: Lessons learned from the application of a generic spatial planning framework in Europe
Authors: Buhl-Mortensen, Lene; Galparsoro, Ibon; Fernandez, Tomas Vega; D'Anna, Giovanni; Badalamenti, Fabio; Garofalo, Germana; Carlstrom, Julia; Piwowarczyk, Joanna; Rabaut, Marijn; Schipper, Cor; van Dalfsen, Jan; Issaris, Yiannis; van Hoof, Luc; Hostens, Kris; Pace, Marie Louise; Knittweis, Leyla; Stelzenmueller, Vanessa; Todorova, Valentina; Doncheva, Valentina; Johnson, Kate; Pecceu, Ellen
Citation: MARINE POLICY, 2017, 75, 174-186
Abstract: A generic framework (FW) for the monitoring and evaluation of spatially managed areas (here defined as marine areas subject to a planning and management regime) was developed and tested in nine marine areas of 13 European countries under the EU funded project MESMA (Monitoring and Evaluation of Spatially Managed Areas). This paper describes the lessons learned in the use of the FW and draws conclusions for its future use and development. The selected case studies represented diverse spatial scales, management status and complexity, ranging from sub-national areas to entire national coastlines, and large offshore regions. The application of the FW consisted of seven steps: starting with (i) context setting and (ii) gathering of relevant ecosystem information, human activities and management goals; it continues with (iii) indicator selection and (iv) risk assessment; and the final steps considers the (v) analysis of findings and (vi) the evaluation of management effectiveness, to end up with (vii) the revision and proposal of adaptation to current management. The lessons learnt through the application of the FW in the case studies have proved the value of the FW. However, difficulties rose due to the diversity of the nature and the different stages of development in planning and management in the case study areas; as well as, limited knowledge on ecosystem functioning needed for its implementation. As a conclusion the FW allowed for a flexible and creative application and provided important gap analyses. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Keywords: MSP-Framework; Marine Spatial Planning; Blue Growth; Management; Human activities; Spatial use conflicts; MARINE; DIVERSITY; STRAIT; TOOLS; AREAS
Issue Date: 2017
Publisher: ELSEVIER SCI LTD
Type: Article
Language: English
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2016.01.024
URI: http://dspace.azti.es/handle/24689/499
ISSN: 0308-597X
E-ISSN: 1872-9460
Funder: EU FP7 program ``Monitoring and Evaluation of Spatially Managed Areas�� (MESMA) [226661]
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