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Baltic Cooperation in Marine Spatial Planning
Сотрудничество стран региона Балтийского моря в области морского пространственного планирования
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Abstract Marine spatial planning is a relatively new area of cooperation in the Baltic Sea region — a site of long-term joint efforts towards environmental protection and sustainable development. At the beginning of the 21st century, the integrated management of coastal zones and marine spatial planning emer... view more
Marine spatial planning is a relatively new area of cooperation in the Baltic Sea region — a site of long-term joint efforts towards environmental protection and sustainable development. At the beginning of the 21st century, the integrated management of coastal zones and marine spatial planning emerged as a new area of international cooperation. Despite intensive theoretical work on the mentioned concepts, the development of a harmonised spatial planning in the Baltic Sea region is complicated by the complex nature of the problem, a relatively intensive exploitation of marine resources, diverse interests of the stakeholders, and differences in national institutional systems. We describe the key stages of the process, which is regulated by the EU standards on the one hand and affected by the activity of such organisations as VASAB and HELCOM, on the other. In this article, we examine basic documents defining the principles and scope of marine planning and analyse recent research works into spatial development. We conclude that marine spatial planning is a principal tool of the EU’s integrated policy. Many European countries of the Baltic region are seeking cooperation with Russia to preserve the natural and economic environment of the Baltic Sea. Most joint spatial planning projects have been initiated by Finland, Sweden, Germany, and Poland.... view less
Keywords
international cooperation; EU; natural resources; coastal region; zoning; Russia; spatial planning; Baltic region; Poland; sustainable development; environmental protection
Classification
Area Development Planning, Regional Research
Free Keywords
Baltic Sea region; European Union; integrated coastal area management; spatial planning; Poland; Russia
Document language
English
Publication Year
2018
Page/Pages
p. 100-113
Journal
Baltic Region, 10 (2018) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5922/2079-8555-2018-2-7
ISSN
2079-8555
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed