News and Events
MEDCOAST 19 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
The Fourteenth MEDCOAST Congress on Coastal and Marine Sciences, Engineering, Management & Conservation (MEDCOAST 19) is to be held on 22 – 26 October 2019, Club Yazici Turban Hotel (****), Marmaris, Turkey.
CONGRESS CHAIR: Prof. Erdal Özhan, President, MEDCOAST Foundation
The Fourteenth MEDCOAST Congress in Marmaris (Turkey) takes place at a time when the European Commission is keenly involved in facilitating programs for the Mediterranean and the Black Sea in the fields of Integrated Maritime Policy (IMP), Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) and Blue Growth (Economy) and this important event will be an excellent opportunity for discussing national and regional efforts and capacities, as well as for networking and collaboration.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO CCMS!
On 9th of March the Center for Coastal and Marine Studies (CCMS) celebrates its first year of establishment and work. We have accomplished so much, but the best is yet to come!
The CCMS was born with the fundamental goal of developing and promoting science, research, knowledge transfer and innovation technologies in the Black Sea and in the World Ocean by bringing together science, environment, expertise, stakeholders and policy making.
A new book on MSP has been published
Maritime Spatial Planning - past, present, future
Editors:
Prof. Jacek Zaucha
Dr. Kira Gee
ISBN 978-3-319-98696-8
This open access book is the first comprehensive overview of maritime or marine spatial planning. Countries across the globe are beginning to implement maritime spatial plans; however the authors of this collection have identified several key questions that are emerging from this growing body of MSP experience. How can maritime spatial planning deal with a complex and dynamic environment such as the sea? How can MSP be embedded in multiple levels of governance across regional and national borders – and how far does the environment benefit from this new approach? This book actively engages with the problems encapsulated in these questions, and explores possible solutions.
The January 2019 Newsletter of the IGU CCS has been released and ready to read!
The CCS Newsletter is issued twice a year and highlights the activities of the Commission on Coastal Systems (CCS) to the International Geographical Union (IGU) and its members from around the globe. Copies of the Newsletter and announcements are on the CCS website: http://www.igu-ccs.org/.
The January 2019 CCS Newsletter can be read also here!