The ocean is the next frontier for many conservation and development activities. Growth in
marine protected areas, fisheries management, the blue economy, and marine spatial …

In this work, an extended overview of the marine renewable energy in the Mediterranean
Sea is provided as regards current status, potential problems, challenges, and perspectives …

Ocean and coastal ecosystems support life on Earth and many aspects of human well-being.
Covering two-thirds of the planet, the ocean hosts vast biodiversity and modulates the global …

Abstract 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 …

Planning of marine areas is being developed worldwide to foster sustainable ocean
management and governance. Marine spatial planning (MSP) is a process that aims to …

Marine/maritime spatial planning (MSP) is about managing the distribution of human
activities in space and time to achieve ecological, economic and social objectives and …

This article endeavours to contribute to the growing body of scholarship on SDG linkages by
placing at the centre of its focus SDG 14 on the “conservation and sustainable use of the …

Planning for marine areas, from coastal to open-ocean regions, is being developed
worldwide to foster sustainable ocean management and governance. Over the past …

A number of commentators have argued that up until now marine/maritime spatial planning
(MSP) research and practice have been dominated by blue economy and environmental …

This article elaborates a conceptual framework to examine social sustainability in marine
spatial planning (MSP). Based on a critical literature review of key texts on social …