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Marine Spatial Planning

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Tool to plan, manage, and engage stakeholders of the many uses of marine resources.

Marine spatial planning (MSP) is a science-based tool used to plan, manage, and engage stakeholders of the many uses of marine resources in a way that helps to achieve sustainable development of the oceans. The rationale for MSP is to provide a stable and transparent planning system for maritime activities and stakeholders, within agreed-upon environmental limits, to ensure that marine ecosystems and their biodiversity remain healthy.

For more information, check out the Marine Spatial Planning Short Science Summary produced by OES Environmental.

Marine and Wind Energy Environmental Documents

Tethys is a knowledge hub that contains documents on the environmental effects of wind and marine energy. The table below contains all of the documents in the Tethys Knowledge Base associated with Marine Spatial Planning.

Total: 568

Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Impediments to achieving integrated marine management across borders: The case of the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive Cavallo, M., Borja, A., Elliot, M. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Safeguarding Marine Protected Areas in the Growing Mediterranean Blue Economy: Recommendations for the Offshore Wind Energy Sector WWF France Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision, EMF, Lighting, Noise Birds, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning
Safeguarding Marine Protected Areas in the Growing Mediterranean Blue Economy: Offshore Wind Energy Sector WWF France Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning
The influence of maritime spatial planning on the development of marine renewable energies in Portugal and Spain: Legal challenges and opportunities Salvador, S., Gimeno, L., Larruga, F. Journal Article Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Marine Spatial Planning in a Climate of Uncertainty - An Irish Perspective Carr, L. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
More than maps: Providing an alternative for fisheries and fishers in marine spatial planning Trouillet, B., Bellanger-Husi, L., El Ghaziri, A. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning
Combined Exploitation of Offshore Wind and Wave Energy in the Italian Seas: A Spatial Planning Approach Azzellino, A., Lanfredi, C., Riefolo, L. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Identification of marine management priority areas using a GIS-based multi-criteria approach Nelson, K., Burnside, N. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Stakeholder Perspectives on the Value of Marine Spatial Planning Towards Advancing Offshore Wind in the U.S. Ryan, K., Bates, A., Gopnik, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Stakeholder Engagement, Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
Practical Approaches and Advances in Spatial Tools to Achieve Multi-Objective Marine Spatial Planning Lombard, A., Ban, N., Smith, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Toward a Common Understanding of Ocean Multi-Use Schupp, M., Bocci, M., Depellegrin, D. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Rockall and Hatton: Resolving a Super Wicked Marine Governance Problem in the High Seas of the Northeast Atlantic Ocean Johnson, D., Froján, C., Neat, F. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Exploring Multi-Use potentials in the Euro-Mediterranean sea space Depellegrin, D., Venier, C., Kyriazi, Z. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Increased integration between innovative ocean energy and the EU habitats, species and water protection rules through Maritime Spatial Planning van Hees, S. Journal Article Wave, Tidal, Salinity Gradient, Ocean Current, Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Marine spatial planning for resource conservation, fisheries management and for ensuring fishermen security-global perspectives and Indian initiatives Dineshbabu, A., Thomas, S., Rohit, P. Journal Article Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Assessment of the geographical potential for co-use of marine space, based on operational boundaries for Blue Growth sectors van den Burg, S., Aguilar-Manjarrez, J., Jenness, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Worldwide oil and gas platform decommissioning: A review of practices and reefing options Bull, A., Love, M. Journal Article Habitat Change Fish, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Challenges and Opportunities for Ecosystem-Based Management and Marine Spatial Planning in the Irish Sea O'Higgins, T., O'Higgins, L., O'Hagan, A. Book Chapter Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Socio-cultural Dimensions of Marine Spatial Planning McKinley, E., Acott, T., Stojanovic, T. Book Chapter Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
Linking Integrated Coastal Zone Management to Maritime Spatial Planning: The Mediterranean Experience Ramieri, E., Bocci, M., Markovic, M. Book Chapter Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
The Need for Marine Spatial Planning in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction Altvater, S., Fletcher, R., Passarello, C. Book Chapter Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Taking Account of Land-Sea Interactions in Marine Spatial Planning Kidd, S., Jones, H., Jay, S. Book Chapter Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
Can Classical Location Theory Apply to Sea Space? Zaucha, J. Book Chapter Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
Towards a Ladder of Marine/Maritime Spatial Planning Participation Morf, A., Kull, M., Piwowarczyk, J. Book Chapter Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
Managing Risk Through Marine Spatial Planning Cormier, R., Kannen, A. Book Chapter Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
Maritime/Marine Spatial Planning at the Interface of Research and Practice Ehler, C., Zaucha, J., Gee, K. Book Chapter Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
Adding People to the Sea: Conceptualizing Social Sustainability in Maritime Spatial Planning Saunders, F., Gilek, M., Tafon, R. Book Chapter Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
Stakeholder Processes in Marine Spatial Planning: Ambitions and Realities from the European Atlantic Experience Twomey, S., O'Mahony, C. Book Chapter Marine Energy Stakeholder Engagement, Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
Evaluation of Marine Spatial Planning: Valuing the Process, Knowing the Impacts Varjopuro, R. Book Chapter Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
Maritime spatial planning: past, present, future Zaucha, J., Gee, K. Book Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Maritime Spatial Planning and the EU’s Blue Growth Policy: Past, Present and Future Perspectives Schultz-Zehden, A., Weig, B., Lukic, I. Book Chapter Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
The Ocean Perspective Gee, K. Book Chapter Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
The Role of the Law of the Sea in Marine Spatial Planning Pyć, D. Book Chapter Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Systematic Conservation Planning as a Tool to Advance Ecologically or Biologically Significant Area and Marine Spatial Planning Processes Harris, L., Holness, S., Finke, G. Book Chapter Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
Politics and Power in Marine Spatial Planning Flannery, W., Clarke, J., McAteer, B. Book Chapter Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Scenario-Building for Marine Spatial Planning McGowan, L., Jay, S., Kidd, S. Book Chapter Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
Education and Training for Maritime Spatial Planners Calado, H., Fonseca, C., Ansong, J. Book Chapter Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Scottish Waters East Region Regional Sectoral Marine Plan Strategic Ornithology Study: final report Searle, K., Butler, A., Mobbs, D. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Seabirds, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
From ocean sprawl to blue-green infrastructure – A UK perspective on an issue of global significance Evans, A., Firth, L., Hawkins, S. Journal Article Marine Energy Habitat Change Marine Spatial Planning, Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions, Ecosystem Processes
The role of maritime spatial planning on the advance of blue energy in the European Union García, P., Sanabria, J., Ruiz, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions

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