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Aligning socio-economic and governance criteria to support better integration marine spatial planning, marine protected areas and other conservation approaches
| dc.contributor.author | Pegorelli, Camila | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sanabria, Javier García | |
| dc.contributor.author | Andres, Maria de | |
| dc.contributor.author | Onetti, Javier Garcia | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lees, Liisi | |
| dc.contributor.author | Calado, Helena | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gutierrez, Débora | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-12-17T11:30:37Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-12-17T11:30:37Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2026-01 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Connecting Marine Spatial Planning (MSP), which adopts a broader management approach, with Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), which focus on environmental conservation, is essential to ensure coherence between these instruments operating within the same marine space. To achieve this, a set of criteria encompassing socioeconomic and governance dimensions was analyzed. However, there is often a lack of comprehensive knowledge regarding these aspects, which could support the design, implementation and monitoring of MSP and MPAs. Addressing this gap, this research aims to develop and provide criteria to support managers/policy makers in integrating MSP and MPA processes within marine planning frameworks. The methodology is structured around three steps: (1) screening and grouping of key socio-economic and governance criteria derived from relevant policy documents; (2) expert evaluation of their relevance to MSP and MPAs; and (3) correlation analysis to explore the relationships between criteria prioritization across different types of spatial management, and to identify trends, therefore potential synergies/opportunities. The results show a different correlation between MSP and different types of MPAs, suggesting that tailored approaches may be required to address the conservation targets within the scope of MSP. More specifically, there is a moderate negative correlation, in terms of socioeconomic criteria, between MSP and strict MPA, that is not observed between MSP and multiple-use MPAs. Although implemented on different scales, marine planning tools can work together to achieve their objectives if tailored to the specific socioeconomic dimension of the territory, with governance aspects such as adaptive management and stakeholder engagement serving as key elements in both processes. By framing ecosystems as social-ecological systems, the study demonstrates that socio-economic criteria can act as a bridge between sustainable development and conservation, therefore supporting the development of the Ocean European Pact and the revision of the MSP Directive. | eng |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2025.107985 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0964-5691 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/27971 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | |
| dc.publisher | Elsevier | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Ocean & Coastal Management | |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
| dc.subject | Governance | |
| dc.subject | Maritime spatial planning | |
| dc.subject | Marine protected areas | |
| dc.subject | Socioeconomic criteria | |
| dc.subject | Marine conservation | |
| dc.title | Aligning socio-economic and governance criteria to support better integration marine spatial planning, marine protected areas and other conservation approaches | eng |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 107985 | |
| oaire.citation.title | Ocean & Coastal Management | |
| oaire.citation.volume | 272 | |
| oaire.version | http://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85 | |
| person.familyName | Gutierrez | |
| person.givenName | Débora | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0003-1311-5459 | |
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