Over the last decade, the accelerated transition towards cleaner means of producing energy
has been clearly prioritised by the European Union through large-scale planned deployment …

The “open ocean” has become a highly contested space as coastal populations and
maritime uses soared in abundance and intensity over the last decades. Changing marine …

There is increasing competition for space in coastal seas as new industrial sectors, such as
Marine Renewable Energy (MRE) and Aquaculture, seek to expand. Multi-Use-involving …

Multiple anthropogenic activities can exert adverse effects on marine vulnerable ecological
components and the ecosystem services they provide to human well-being. Emilia …

Abstract The recent H2020 Blue Growth projects MARIBE and MUSES investigated the
potential of a variety of different combinations of economic activities in co-location or …

With expanding human uses of sea space, the role of marine/maritime spatial planning
(MSP) in supporting their sustainable co-existence and synergies, while preserving marine …

Offshore wind farms (OWFs) are rapidly develo** as an alternative energy source globally
and in the Greater Atlantic region of the United States. Despite the pace of development …

Developments of multi-use floating islands are accelerated by an increase in offshore
activities and pressing needs to create extra space in coastal regions for the surging …

By 2050 the world population is expected to reach 10 billion people. This population needs
food, water and energy. Increasingly, opportunities are sought out at sea to accommodate …

In a context of growing claim for marine space and in the pursuit of maritime “spatial
efficiency,” Multi-use (MU) becomes necessary to assemble more or less compatible sea …