Taking Account of Land-Sea Interactions in Marine Spatial Planning

Abstract

This chapter reflects on marine/maritime spatial planning (MSP) from a Land-Sea Interaction (LSI) perspective. It raises questions about the role and limitations of MSP in addressing sustainable development of the world’s oceans as many of the issues it is concerned with are inextricably connected to activity on the land. The chapter starts by identifying LSI considerations in some of the key documents that are guiding the establishment of MSP. It then sets out a framework for considering LSI and explores the different dimensions with particular reference to examples from European experience. It ends with an exploration of how LSI matters might inform future directions for MSP and may be heralding a new era of Territorial Spatial Planning (TSP), which spans both land and sea.

Land-sea interactions: case studies from the Baltic Sea Region

“…Inclusiveness is composed of such principles as leaving no one behind (7), nondiscrimination (8), participation (9), subsidiarity (10) and intergenerational equity (11). Each principle is described accordingly.…”

A Review of Sustainability Concepts in Marine Spatial Planning and the Potential to Supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goal 14

“…However, the role of MSP in addressing what is called "land-sea interactions" (LSI) has been a topic for much debate and confusion. Indeed, in 2017 MSP practitioners met at a conference to discuss how to address land-sea interactions in MSP (Kidd et al, 2019). The practice of addressing LSI in MSP is, however, still limited and highly debated.…”

“…The practice of addressing LSI in MSP is, however, still limited and highly debated. Full integration of terrestrial and marine planning systems has been suggested as a way to facilitate better considerations for LSI, but it bears a number of challenges (Kidd and Ellis, 2012;EC, 2017;Kidd et al, 2019). While pollution from land is a dominant impact on marine ecosystems, marine pollution also derives from maritime activities (e.g., lost fishing gear and oil spills).…”

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“…Necesidad de gestión conjunta del medio marino y el costero. Tierra, costas y océanos deben ser manejados como una unidad integrada (Kidd et al, 2019) Necesidad de gestión conjunta del medio marino y el costero. Necesidad de articular el Ordenamiento Territorial (Ley N°18308) con la Ley N° 19772 que regula el ordenamiento territorial y desarrollo sostenible del espacio costero del Océano Atlántico y del Río de la Plata conjuntamente con la Planificación Espacial Marina.…”

“…El mar cubre más de dos tercios de la superficie de nuestro planeta y proporciona una amplia gama de servicios y bienes ecosistémicos de los cuales depende toda la vida en la Tierra (Kidd et al, 2019). La globalización, la gobernanza débil y la creciente industrialización de los mares están teniendo un impacto sustancial en la sostenibilidad de muchos tipos de recursos marinos, dando lugar a importantes desafíos para la conservación y gobernanza.…”