GREEN PAPER on Maritime Policy - PlanCoast Statement

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EU GREEN PAPER ON MARITIME POLICY
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Green Paper

• Towards a future Maritime Policy for the Union
• A European vision for the oceans and seas
• Goals
• Identify gaps between sea-related sectoral policy
  areas and attempts to adopt best practice and
  learn from obstacles and challenges.
• Find the best way to extract more benefit from
  the oceans in a sustainable manner (Lisbon
  strategy)
• Consultation process 7th June 2006 - 30th June
  2007

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PlanCoast contribution

• Based on
• BaltCoast recommendations on ICZM and
  Sea-Use-Planning
• UNEP-MAP Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable
  Development
• BMVBS Study Results of the research programme
  carried out in 2006 by German Ministry of
  Construction and Regional Development

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• 1.Introduction
• 2. Retaining Europes Leadership in Sustainable
  Maritime Development
• 3. Maximising Quality of Life in Coastal Regions
• 3.1. The Increasing Attraction of Coastal Areas
  as a Place to Live and Work
• 3.2. Adapting to Coastal Risks
• 3.3. Developing Coastal Tourism
• 3.4. Managing the Land/Sea Interface
• 4. Providing the tools to manage our relations
  with the oceans
• 4.1. Data at the Service of Multiple Activities
• 4.2. Spatial Planning for a Growing Maritime
  Economy
• 5. Maritime Governance
• 6. Reclaiming Europes Maritime Heritage and
  Reaffirming Europes Maritime Identity

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• 1.Introduction
• 2. Retaining Europes Leadership in Sustainable
  Maritime Development
• 3. Maximising Quality of Life in Coastal Regions
• 3.1. The Increasing Attraction of Coastal Areas
  as a Place to Live and Work
• 3.2. Adapting to Coastal Risks
• 3.3. Developing Coastal Tourism
• 3.4. Managing the Land/Sea Interface
• 4. Providing the tools to manage our relations
  with the oceans
• 4.1. Data at the Service of Multiple Activities
• 4.2. Spatial Planning for a Growing Maritime
  Economy
• 5. Maritime Governance
• 6. Reclaiming Europes Maritime Heritage and
  Reaffirming Europes Maritime Identity

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ICZM basic terms

• Two aspects need clarifying
• The role of ICZM ICZM is not just ONE of the
  chapters within the structure of the Maritime
  Policy, but should build the core this policy.
  Its strong relationship to maritime spatial
  planning should be stressed
• Definition Coastal Zone

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Successful implementation of ICZM

• ICZM needs a vision
• Spatial Planning is the core ICZM player
• It should take an even bigger role in future
  providing a necessary framework through existing
  structures and methods, e.g. for impact
  assessment and wider public participation
• The responsibility should be taken up by
  political bodies of all levels
• No new institutions should be created!

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• 1.Introduction
• 2. Retaining Europes Leadership in Sustainable
  Maritime Development
• 3. Maximising Quality of Life in Coastal Regions
• 3.1. The Increasing Attraction of Coastal Areas
  as a Place to Live and Work
• 3.2. Adapting to Coastal Risks
• 3.3. Developing Coastal Tourism
• 3.4. Managing the Land/Sea Interface
• 4. Providing the tools to manage our relations
  with the oceans
• 4.1. Data at the Service of Multiple Activities
• 4.2. Spatial Planning for a Growing Maritime
  Economy
• 5. Maritime Governance
• 6. Reclaiming Europes Maritime Heritage and
  Reaffirming Europes Maritime Identity

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Maritime spatial planning for sustainable
development

• PlanCoast strongly supports the idea of a
  European Maritime Spatial Planning System
• In countries where the terrestrial solutions are
  well functioning extension of principles of
  terrestrial planning towards the sea
• In the remaining countries maritime planning has
  to be introduced on a wholly innovative basis,
  based on EU guidelines (e.g.handbook)
• Coherent methodology guidelines

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Martime spatial plans to cover following issues

• Environmental protection
• Protection and sustainable management of natural
  resources
• Wind energy plants
• Main shipping routes
• Cables and pipelines
• Fishing
• Tourism.

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How can planning on land and sea be made
compatible?

• Coastal and maritime planning approaches have to
  be holistic
• The principles of ICZM integration,
  participation, ecosystem approach, GIS etc. are
  also suitable for maritime planning
• Territorial Impact Assessment (TIA)

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• 1.Introduction
• 2. Retaining Europes Leadership in Sustainable
  Maritime Development
• 3. Maximising Quality of Life in Coastal Regions
• 3.1. The Increasing Attraction of Coastal Areas
  as a Place to Live and Work
• 3.2. Adapting to Coastal Risks
• 3.3. Developing Coastal Tourism
• 3.4. Managing the Land/Sea Interface
• 4. Providing the tools to manage our relations
  with the oceans
• 4.1. Data at the Service of Multiple Activities
• 4.2. Spatial Planning for a Growing Maritime
  Economy
• 5. Maritime Governance
• 6. Reclaiming Europes Maritime Heritage and
  Reaffirming Europes Maritime Identity

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What data need to be available for planning in
coastal regions?

• Not what data - what quality of data!
• GIS promotion on EU level
• Common GIS standards

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• 1.Introduction
• 2. Retaining Europes Leadership in Sustainable
  Maritime Development
• 3. Maximising Quality of Life in Coastal Regions
• 3.1. The Increasing Attraction of Coastal Areas
  as a Place to Live and Work
• 3.2. Adapting to Coastal Risks
• 3.3. Developing Coastal Tourism
• 3.4. Managing the Land/Sea Interface
• 4. Providing the tools to manage our relations
  with the oceans
• 4.1. Data at the Service of Multiple Activities
• 4.2. Spatial Planning for a Growing Maritime
  Economy
• 5. Maritime Governance
• 6. Reclaiming Europes Maritime Heritage and
  Reaffirming Maritime Identity

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Quality of life in coastal regions

• Spatial Planning should be enhanced by better
  integration of socio-economic and ecological
  aspects
• Sustainable Transport
• Sustainable Tourism