Risk-based frameworks in ICZM and MSP decision-making processes
Cormier, Roland; Kannen, Andreas; Morales-Nin, Beatriz; Davies, Ian; Greathead, Clare; Sardá, Rafael; Diedrich, Amy; Stelzenmüller, Vanessa; Moksness, Erlend
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The coastal zone is considered as the point of highest interaction between land-based activities
and local marine ecosystems. In addition, the coastal zone is a significant contributor to the socioeconomic
prosperity of local communities supporting a broad base of economic and cultural
sectors. As a result, it is also the zone where aquatic ecosystems can be particularly vulnerable
to pressures caused by human activities where management operates within a complex
jurisdictional backdrop. An integrated management approach to both terrestrial and marine spatial
planning aims at reducing conflicts while maintaining the productivity (in a broad sense) of aquatic
ecosystems. Although fairly straightforward in the planning process, implementation and follow-up
of such plans have proven to be challenging.
Given the complexity of integrating ecosystem, social, cultural and economic demands within a
defined geographical area, decision-making approaches using classical risk analysis can provide
structure that facilitates and informs the planning and implementation processes. Such an
approach also assists fact-based priority setting while adhering to principles of inclusiveness and
transparency. This paper presents lessons learned and best practices from integrated coastal
zone management projects and how these are converging towards a risk analysis approach and
marine spatial planning.