Conceptual models summarize, visualize and explain actual or predicted situations and how
they might be tackled. In recent years, Pressure-State-Response (PSR) frameworks have …

Abstract Background The Blue Economy is a recent field of study that encompasses
economic activities that depend on the sea, often associated with other economic sectors …

This paper aims to analyze the scientific production of the blue economy and coastal tourism
research fields to identify research topics and publication patterns. Accordingly, bibliometric …

The rapid development of China's coastal economy has led to environmental problems such
as increased marine pollutant emissions and deteriorating marine ecology in coastal seas …

While international agreements and legislation call for incorporation of four pillars of
sustainability, the social (including cultural), economic and institutional aspects (the 'human …

The transition of the world's energy system to a low-carbon system is instrumental in
achieving global carbon neutrality. This transition of the energy system requires coordination …

The conceptual framework of evolutionary governance theory (EGT) is deployed and
extended to rethink the idea of coastal governance and the possibilities of a coastal …

Expectations about ecosystem based management (EBM) differ due to diverging
perspectives about what EBM should be and how it should work. While EBM by its nature …

This article reviews early experiences with what is commonly referred to as 'regionalisation'.
Initially, the article briefly recalls the shortcomings of the traditional, highly centralised …

Because seas and coastlines are shared between states, the formulation and
implementation of marine spatial planning (MSP) should be transboundary by nature. The …