scholarly journals MARINE SPATIAL PLANNING AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY’S AWARENESS OF ECOSYSTEMS IN SETIU WETLAND

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-123
Author(s):  
Nazli Aziz ◽  
Wei Yien Lua ◽  
Farahdilah Ghazali ◽  
Nor Hafzan Abd. Rasid ◽  
Izwandy Idris ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Zone ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Coastal Zone Management ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Marine Spatial Planning ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Wetland Ecosystems

Many wetlands have experienced rapid degradation that is due to unstainable development practices globally. Oftentimes, uncoordinated economic development plans in wetlands and surrounding areas have affected the ecological functions of these sensitive ecosystems. This study examined Setiu Wetland, a wetland with diverse ecosystems on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The main objective of this study was to analyse the potential of marine spatial planning (MSP) to be adopted there. MSP is an integrated coastal zone management tool to govern conflicting uses of an area considering environmental sustainably. Like other coastal zone managements adopted in Southeast Asia, MSP requires participation and awareness of the local community to ensure sustainable development targets are achieved. This paper addresses the local community’s awareness of the ecosystem importance of Setiu Wetland and the socio-economic activities in the area. The study employed a quantitative approach using a survey method to examine, in particular, the local community’s awareness of the oyster habitat that has a direct impact on the Setiu Wetland ecosystems. The research findings indicate that awareness of the importance of oyster habitats to the wetland ecosystems is high among the local community. The community strongly supports the idea of protecting and preserving the wetland to ensure the healthy functioning of ecosystems.

Integrated Coastal Zone Management and Marine Spatial Planning for Hydrocarbon Activities in the Black Sea

2008 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 453-476 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nilufer Oral
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Zone ◽  
Black Sea ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Coastal Zone Management ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
The Black Sea ◽  
Marine Spatial Planning ◽  
Integrated Coastal Zone Management ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Zone Management

AbstractMarine spatial planning (MSP) is increasingly being used as an important tool for Integrated Coastal Zone Management in marine areas. Many coastal states, as well as the European Union, have incorporated MSP into their legal system. The increase in hydrocarbon activities in the Black Sea has put additional pressures on a sea already considered to be environmentally at risk. The current regional legal framework for the Black Sea remains inadequate to meet the pressures of increased transport and exploitation of hydrocarbon resources. This paper will examine MSP in general and its application in the Black Sea.

Marine Spatial Planning advancing the Ecosystem-Based Approach to coastal zone management: A review

Marine Policy ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 72 ◽  
pp. 115-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elianny Domínguez-Tejo ◽  
Graciela Metternicht ◽  
Emma Johnston ◽  
Luke Hedge
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Zone ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Coastal Zone Management ◽  
Marine Spatial Planning ◽  
Zone Management

scholarly journals Coastal and Marine Zone Management in Spain

2019 ◽  
pp. 117-132
Author(s):  
María de Andrés ◽  
Juan Manuel Barragán ◽  
Pedro Arenas Granados ◽  
Javier García Sanabria ◽  
Javier García Onetti
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Zone ◽  
Public Management ◽  
Coastal Zone Management ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Economic Resources ◽  
Coastal Zones ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Marine Management ◽  
Zone Management ◽  
Marine Areas

The coastal zones of Spain are considered areas of special relevance for the population and its economy. This is due to the fact that the urban population settles and develops economic activities increasingly on the coastal zone. In 2015, almost half the population of the country lived in urban centres of these areas. However, the model of settlement and development of economic activities in coastal areas does not follow patterns towards the sustainability of the coast and the sea. As a consequence, coastal and marine ecosystems are increasingly threatened and degraded, placing services they offer to the population in particular danger. Thus, this research aims to analyse the reality of coastal and marine management in Spain in the last decade (2008-2018 period). In this regard, the manuscript highlights those initiatives that promote the sustainability of the coasts and the sea, as well as those issues that should be addressed to contribute to the human well-being of coastal societies. The methodology used in the research is focused on the analysis of the Integrated Coastal Zone Management Decalogue, in which ten elements related to public management of coastal and marine areas are analysed: Policy, Regulations, Competencies, Institutions, Strategies, Instruments, Training, Economic resources, Information and knowledge, and Participation. Therefore, the results obtained present detailed and updated information on each element of the Decalogue, with the contribution of data on the reality of management in the coastal area of ​​Spain. Finally, the case of the Autonomous Community of Andalusia is studied, with the aim of emphasizing peculiarities of coastal management that some regions of the country have.

scholarly journals Basis for Marine Spatial Planning (MSP). An interpretation for the Gulf of Cadiz

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (Vol Esp. 2) ◽  
pp. 273-292
Author(s):  
Sergio Fernández-Salvador ◽  
Javier García Sanabria ◽  
Javier García-Onetti
Keyword(s):  
Human Activities ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Coastal Zone Management ◽  
Temporal Distribution ◽  
Marine Biodiversity ◽  
Marine Spatial Planning ◽  
Spatial And Temporal Distribution ◽  
Gulf Of Cadiz ◽  
Zone Management ◽  
Gulf Of Cádiz

Numerous human activities take place in the marine area of ​​the Gulf of Cádiz, making it necessary to organize space through their spatial and temporal distribution. With the aim of combining the long-term conservation of marine biodiversity and the development of an economic activity that makes it possible to maintain over time the capacity of the marine environment to provide ecosystem services. Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) is being an effective process regarding the spatial and temporal distribution of human activities in the marine space to the achievement of ecological, economical and social objectives. MSP is usually schematized in 10 phases, in which among others it is found 5th phase: Defining and analyzing existing conditions. The aim of this document is the development of this phase in the Gulf of Cadiz, pretending to provide some of the needed basis to cope effectively with this process. Furthemore, in order to transfer the analyzes to the territory, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) have been used, showing how useful these are to address PEM processes. It is worth highlighting, among the results, the need to develop the MSP within a framework of cooperation and coordination between the Administrations that undertake the planning and Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM), that is, MSP and ICZM. In the Gulf of Cadiz, the main conflictive areas have been detected near to the coast and in semi-closed environments, such as bays and estuaries.

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