Kunnskapsbasert planlegging og forvaltning av kystsonen

Inter-municipal coastal zone planning and designation of areas for aquaculture in Norway: A tool for better and more coordinated planning?

“…Coastal zone plans are tools for the use and development of municipal coastal areas. An important aim of coastal zone plans is to set priorities between user groups and to avoid uncoordinated or piece-by-piece development of the coastal zone (Stokke et al, 2009;Stokke et al, 2012). Balancing the interests of the growing aquaculture industry and other interests, such as those of fisheries, environmental protection and recreational use, is a major issue (Stokke et al, 2006).…”