( cest2017_00778) Aspects of spatial planning and governance in marine environments

摘要

Marine environment is under threat, due to theconstantly growing and unplanned use of the marineresources and the constantly growing (in volume and size)human activities taking place in the sea. Given these factsand tendencies, spatial planning in marine environments(Marine Spatial Planning - MSP) has lately become apromising procedure of growing importance in tacklingdevelopmental and environmental issues related to theoceans and seas.However, even though spatial planning has a long traditionin land (Terrestrial Spatial Planning), not all proceduresand philosophy can be “transplanted” to MSP. Governanceissues fall into the same delimitation. Indeed, marine spacehas rarely had administrative limits designated or even anEZZ proclaimed. This means that decision making whenplanning in the sea may involve an unusual number ofOffices/Heads, in some cases deriving from differentcountries. At the same time it may involve new types ofstakeholders (e.g. fishermen) previously not involved inspatial planning procedures.