Abstract
With the blue economic sectors growing, marine macroalgae cultivation plays an important role in securing food and energy supplies, as well as better water quality in sustainable ways, whether alone or as part of a cluster solution to mitigate the effects of fish farming. While macroalgae cultivation exists in Europe, it is not that widely distributed yet; with increasing marine activities at sea, Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) needs to ensure social recognition as well as social and spatial representation for such a new marine activity. This comparative case study analysis of MSPs of three eastern Baltic Sea countries explores the levels of support for the development of macroalgae cultivation in MSP and the degree of co-location options for this new and increasingly important sector. It presents new analytical ways of incorporating co-location considerations into the concept of social sustainability. The results of this study support the harmonisation of views on co-location, propose ways of using space to benefit multiple users as well as marine ecosystems, and highlight some of the key social challenges and enablers for this sector.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Artikelnummer | 13888 |
Tidsskrift | Sustainability (Switzerland) |
Vol/bind | 13 |
Udgave nummer | 24 |
Antal sider | 25 |
ISSN | 2071-1050 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - 15 dec. 2021 |
Bibliografisk note
Funding Information:Funding: This research was funded by the project GRASS (#R097 Growing Algae Sustainably in the Baltic Sea), co-funded by the European Union’s funding Programme Interreg Baltic Sea Region in 2014–2020 (European Regional Development Fund).
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