Marine spatial planning as a tool for regional ocean governance?: An analysis of the New England ocean planning network

Smythe, Tiffany

doi:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2016.10.015

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“…In 2010, the US National Ocean Policy [67] and related implementation strategy [68] advanced MSP as a means of implementing better management of marine environments [69].…”

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Exclusion and non-participation in Marine Spatial Planning

2018

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Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) offers the possibility of democratising management of the seas. MSP is, however, increasingly implemented as a form of post-political planning, dominated by the logic of neoliberalism, and a belief in the capacity of managerialtechnological apparatuses to address complex socio-political problems, with little attention paid to issues of power and inequality. There is growing concern that MSP is not facilitating a paradigm shift towards publicly engaged marine management, and that it may simply repackage power dynamics in the rhetoric of participation to legitimise the agendas of dominant actors. This raises questions about the legitimacy and inclusivity of participatory MSP. Research on stakeholder engagement within MSP has predominately focused on assessing experiences of active MSP participants and has not evaluated the democratic or inclusive nature of these processes. Adopting the Northeast Ocean Planning initiative in the US as a case study, this paper provides the first study of exclusion and non-participation of stakeholders in an MSP process. Three major issues are found to have had an impact on exclusion and non-participation: poor communication and a perception that the process was deliberately exclusionary; issues arising from fragmented governance, territorialisation and scale; and lack of specificity regarding benefits or losses that might accrue from the process.To be effective, participatory MSP practice must: develop mechanisms that recognise the complexity of socio-spatial relationships in the marine environment; facilitate participation in meaningful spatial decision-making, rather than in post-ideological, objective-setting processes; and create space for debate about the very purpose of MSP processes.

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“…In 2010, the US National Ocean Policy [67] and related implementation strategy [68] advanced MSP as a means of implementing better management of marine environments [69].…”

Section: Study Sitementioning

confidence: 99%

Exclusion and non-participation in Marine Spatial Planning

2018

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“…However, the characteristics of MCEs indicate that they are ecologically and biologically significant marine areas that require protection. Therefore, the precautionary principle of environmental law should be implemented to protect the relevant EGS and mesophotic areas of high biological importance (Smythe, 2017;Johnson et al, 2018). This protection can be achieved through the creation of MPAs, by regulating fisheries and by implementing large marine spatial planning (LMSP) (Fig.…”

Section: Ocean Conservation: Establishment Of Protection Of Mcesmentioning

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Why do mesophotic coral ecosystems have to be protected?

Soares

Araújo

Ferreira

et al. 2020

Science of The Total Environment

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“…Other stakeholders included international aid agencies (33 percent), international NGOs (30 percent), and national NGOs (46 percent; Alder 1996). In the United States, 58 percent of core collaborators in the New England Ocean Planning Network represented government and 29 percent represented NGOs (Smythe 2017). MSPs prepared in Europe and China were developed primarily by government agencies, with less active stakeholder participation than MSPs developed in the United States and Australia (Collie et al 2013).…”

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“…The extent and constraints of stakeholder participation are greatly constrained by the context and differences among countries. Further, because MSP often involves multiple overlapping governance structures, some researchers suggest that it is important to clarify the roles of each participant from the beginning (Flannery and Cinneide 2012a; Smythe 2017). This can be especially helpful because there are many stakeholders in MSP, and some researchers warn of “planning paralysis” because of the strain on resources that a large number of participants can bring (Fox et al 2013; Stojanovic and Barker 2008).…”

Section: Stakeholder Involvementmentioning

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Marine Spatial Planning: Exploring the Role of Planning Practice and Research

Retzlaff

LeBleu

2018

Journal of Planning Literature

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Marine spatial planning (MSP) is a tool for managing and improving marine environments. The field is dominated by natural scientists and has not been commonly associated with planning. This research analyzes the MSP literature to explore how planners can contribute to MSP research and practice. We organize the literature into eight themes, focusing on how planners may be able to contribute to MSP research and practice: ocean zoning, defining boundaries, planning in dynamic environments, stakeholder involvement, information needs, integrating ocean and land-use management, managing multiple and conflicting uses, and transboundary institutional structures. We conclude that planners have a lot to contribute in these eight areas.

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Marine spatial planning as a tool for regional ocean governance?: An analysis of the New England ocean planning network

Cited by 32 publications

References 42 publications

Exclusion and non-participation in Marine Spatial Planning

Exclusion and non-participation in Marine Spatial Planning

Why do mesophotic coral ecosystems have to be protected?

Marine Spatial Planning: Exploring the Role of Planning Practice and Research

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