A Toolset to Estimate the Effects of Human Activities in Maritime Spatial Planning

Henning Sten Hansen*, Ida Maria Bonnevie

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Abstract

Marine space is overall under increasing pressures from human activities. Traditionally, the activities taken place in oceans and seas were related to fishery and transport of goods and people. Today, offshore energy production – oil, gas, and wind, aquaculture, and sea-based tourism are important contributors to the global economy. This creates competition and conflicts between various uses and requires an overall regulation and planning. Maritime activities generate pressures on the marine ecosystems, and in many areas severe impacts can be observed. Maritime spatial planning is seen as an instrument to manage the seas and oceans in a more sustainable way, but information and tools are needed. The current paper describes a tool to assess the cumulative impacts of maritime activities on the marine ecosystems combined with a tool to assess the conflicts and synergies between these activities.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICCSA 2020 : Computational Science and Its Applications
EditorsOsvaldo Gervasi, Beniamino Murgante, Sanjay Misra, Chiara Garau, Ivan Blecic, David Taniar, Bernady O. Apduhan, Ana Maria A.C. Rocha, Eufemia Tarantino, Carmelo Maria Torre, Yeliz Karaca
Number of pages14
PublisherSpringer
Publication date2020
Pages521-534
ISBN (Print)9783030588106
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020
EventThe 20th International Conference on Computational Science and its Applications - University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
Duration: 1 Jul 20204 Jul 2020
Conference number: 20
http://www.iccsa.org

Conference

ConferenceThe 20th International Conference on Computational Science and its Applications
Number20
LocationUniversity of Cagliari
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityCagliari
Period01/07/202004/07/2020
Internet address
SeriesLecture Notes in Computer Science
Volume12252
ISSN0302-9743

Keywords

  • Conflict and synergies
  • Cumulative impact assessment
  • Decision-support tools
  • Maritime activities
  • Maritime spatial planning
  • Multi-use

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