Examining the role of integration in marine spatial planning: Towards an analytical framework to understand challenges in diverse settingsShow others and affiliations
2019 (English)In: Ocean and Coastal Management, ISSN 0964-5691, E-ISSN 1873-524X, Vol. 169, p. 1-9Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier, 2019. Vol. 169, p. 1-9
Keywords [en]
Development studies, marine spatial planning, integration, sectors, stakeholders, knowledge, policy
National Category
Environmental Sciences
Research subject
Environmental Studies; Baltic and East European studies
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-36931DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2018.11.011ISI: 000459518700001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85058030474Local ID: 2186/3.1.1/2014OAI: oai:DiVA.org:sh-36931DiVA, id: diva2:1269899
Projects
BALTSPACE
Part of project
Marine Spatial Planning in the Baltic Sea Region – Integrating Scales, Sectors and Knowledge, The Foundation for Baltic and East European Studies
Funder
BONUS - Science for a better future of the Baltic Sea regionThe Foundation for Baltic and East European Studies, 27/2014
Note
This article develops an integration framework to analyse MSP practices across several Baltic Sea Region cases studies as well as cases studies from Australia (Great Barrier Reef) and the US (Rhode Island). While integration has been universally adopted as a policy principle to strive for, there is confusion about what it means, how to do it and what it implies in different MSP contexts. The task set here was not to fix a singular meaning to integration and what work it should do in MSP, but to better understand particular uses of the concept and their purposes in MSP practices. To do we consider existing literature to develop a five-part analytical framework, which includes cross-border, policy/sector, knowledge, stakeholder and temporal integration dimensions. The framework was applied to the several cases and usefully illustrated a variety of integration-related MSP questions, challenges and responses. Furthermore, we argue that an analytical focus on the multidimensionality of integration can help shed light on the various ‘balances’ related to sustainability commonly sought after in MSP – between environmental protection and maritime development; between strategic decision-making and participation; between scientific and experiential knowledge; on current problems and a concern for the future, among others.
2018-12-112018-12-112020-02-24Bibliographically approved