Blue growth and blue justice: Ten risks and solutions for the ocean economy

NJ Bennett, J Blythe, CS White, C Campero - Marine Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
The oceans are increasingly viewed as a new frontier for economic development. Yet, as
companies and governments race to capitalize on marine resources, substantial risks can …

The EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030: Opportunities and challenges on the path towards biodiversity recovery

V Hermoso, SB Carvalho, S Giakoumi… - … Science & Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The European Union (EU) has committed to an ambitious biodiversity recovery plan
in its Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and the Green Deal. These policies aim to halt …

A GIS-based fuzzy-analytic hierarchy process (F-AHP) for ecotourism suitability decision making: A case study of Babol in Iran

H Zabihi, M Alizadeh, ID Wolf, M Karami… - Tourism Management …, 2020 - Elsevier
Managing ecotourism through appropriate zoning is critical for land use planning. This study
is the first to integrate a geographic information system (GIS) with a Fuzzy-Analytic Hierarchy …

Empowering blue economy: From underrated ecosystem to sustainable industry

P Choudhary, M Khade, S Savant, A Musale… - Journal of environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
With increasing demand for resources to achieve global food-water-energy nexus and rapid
decline in land-based sources, oceans represent both solution and boost to sustainable …

Boundary delineation and grading functional zoning of Sanjiangyuan National Park based on biodiversity importance evaluations

B Ma, W Zeng, Y Xie, Z Wang, G Hu, Q Li, R Cao… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Recently, China advanced a policy of establishing a protected area system with national
parks as the main body, and so the development of protected areas has entered a …

Marine spatial planning makes room for offshore aquaculture in crowded coastal waters

SE Lester, JM Stevens, RR Gentry, CV Kappel… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Marine spatial planning (MSP) seeks to reduce conflicts and environmental impacts, and
promote sustainable use of marine ecosystems. Existing MSP approaches have successfully …

Marine renewable energy in the Mediterranean Sea: status and perspectives

TH Soukissian, D Denaxa, F Karathanasi… - Energies, 2017 - mdpi.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Fishing within offshore wind farms in the North Sea: Stakeholder perspectives for multi-use from Scotland and Germany

MF Schupp, A Kafas, BH Buck, G Krause… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Offshore wind power generation requires large areas of sea to accommodate its activities,
with increasing claims for exclusive access. As a result, pressure is placed on other …

Twelve recommendations for advancing marine conservation in European and contiguous seas

S Katsanevakis, M Coll, S Fraschetti… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Like most ocean regions today, the European and contiguous seas experience cumulative
impacts from local human activities and global pressures. They are largely in poor …

[HTML][HTML] In search of social sustainability in marine spatial planning: A review of scientific literature published 2005–2020

M Gilek, A Armoskaite, K Gee, F Saunders… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …