Two studies have been published on MSP, prepared by the EU MSP Platform for DG MARE/EASME:
Cross-border consultation on Maritime Spatial Plans
The study is intended to inform the design and execution of cross-border consultation exercises - either as part of developing an initial maritime spatial plan, revising an existing plan, or a preparing a “next generation” plan - as well as advise those who are expected to respond to a consultation request.
Recognising that Member States and countries have their own rules and procedures for engaging in such consultations, and that MSP is not a “one size fits all” approach, the study is in no way prescriptive. Rather, the study aims at providing a set of recommendations and considerations for those who have to design, or respond to, a consultation request.
Published: 2019-05-29
Corporate author(s): ECORYS , Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (European Commission) , S.Pro , Thetis , University of Liverpool
Personal author(s): Waldmann, Clare; Onwona Ansong, Joseph; Schultz-Zehden, Angela
Themes: Conservation of resources
Subject: consultation procedure, cross-border cooperation, directive (EU), maritime area
Addressing conflicting spatial demands in MSP
This report presents the key findings of a study that was carried out in 2018 to explore the range of spatial conflicts experienced in MSP in Europe. The aim was to provide an overview of common types of spatial conflicts and solutions that have been found in various EU Member States, with particular focus on spatial conflict prevention and mitigation. This report looks at the different conflict potential of sectors, conflicting issues and stakeholder contexts, as well as different types of solutions and conditions for applying them. The study drew on conflicts described in the literature (e.g. past MSP projects) and input from planners and experts describing real-life examples of spatial conflicts. Its focus was on single cross-sectoral conflicts, bearing in mind that the term “conflict” may be contentious and that the respective sectors are not always in spatial conflict with each other. Various conflict cases between offshore wind farming, commercial fisheries, area-based maritime conservation, aquaculture, maritime tourism, maritime transport, defence, and cables and pipelines were identified for detailed consideration, either as likely to play a greater role in the future or to be faced by most countries at some stage of MSP.
Published: 2019-05-29
Corporate author(s): ECORYS , European MSP Platform , Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (European Commission) , S.Pro , Thetis , University of Liverpool
Personal author(s): Ooms, Erik; Onwona Ansong, Joseph; Lukic, Ivana; Schultz-Zehden, Angela; Gee, Kira; Passerello, Cristian
Themes: Conservation of resources, Foreign and security policy — Defence
Subject: conflict prevention, defence policy, directive (EU), maritime area, project evaluation, report, shipping policy