Integrated terrestrial and marine planning in England’s coastal inter-tidal zone: assessing the operational effectiveness of the Coastal Concordat
dc.contributor.author | Turner, J | |
dc.contributor.author | Essex, SJ | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-07-25T12:56:57Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016-10 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0308-597X | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1872-9460 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/5107 | |
dc.description.abstract |
In many countries, the regulation of activities and development in the marine environment has begun to evolve from a compartmentalised, fragmented, sectoral and uncoordinated system into a more strategic, comprehensive, integrated and transparent one. A remaining challenge, however, is the effective integration of marine and terrestrial planning, because the tools and mechanisms necessary for its achievement have been slow to be implemented. The introduction of the England's Coastal Concordat in 2013, as a voluntary framework for better integrating marine and terrestrial planning consents, represents an atypical mechanism to secure these goals. This paper is a preliminary survey of the perceived effectiveness of the Coastal Concordat, based on a survey of 32 professionals from the terrestrial planning authorities, marine statutory agencies and marine-sector businesses. While this evaluation is made less than two years after the introduction of the Coastal Concordat, it is important to undertake a preliminary examination, from various stakeholder perspectives, of the factors likely to be influential in the integration of regulatory systems, before the approach is ‘rolled out’ across other parts of England's inter-tidal coastal zone. The results indicate that the Coastal Concordat has produced benefits for marine planning in coastal areas, but that these improvements are largely experienced within the public sector in terms of better communication, early engagement, and a single point of contact. The marine sector businesses are more neutral about the benefits of the Concordat. It is clear, however, that marine sector businesses must participate in the formulation of any reforms if an effective integrated system of planning and management of coastal environments is to be achieved. | |
dc.format.extent | 166-175 | |
dc.language | en | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | Elsevier BV | |
dc.subject | Coastal Concordat | |
dc.subject | Marine planning | |
dc.subject | Inter-tidal zone | |
dc.subject | Integration of terrestrial and marine planning systems | |
dc.title | Integrated terrestrial and marine planning in England’s coastal inter-tidal zone: assessing the operational effectiveness of the Coastal Concordat | |
dc.type | journal-article | |
dc.type | Article | |
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plymouth.volume | 72 | |
plymouth.publication-status | Published | |
plymouth.journal | Marine Policy | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.marpol.2016.07.014 | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Faculty of Science and Engineering | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Faculty of Science and Engineering/School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA/UoA14 Geography and Environmental Studies | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Research Groups | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Research Groups/Centre for Research in Environment and Society (CeRES) | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Research Groups/Centre for Research in Environment and Society (CeRES)/CeRES (Reporting) | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Research Groups/Marine Institute | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Users by role | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Users by role/Academics | |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2016-07-15 | |
dc.rights.embargodate | 2018-1-25 | |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1872-9460 | |
dc.rights.embargoperiod | Not known | |
rioxxterms.versionofrecord | 10.1016/j.marpol.2016.07.014 | |
rioxxterms.licenseref.uri | http://www.rioxx.net/licenses/all-rights-reserved | |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2016-10 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review |