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The Future of Marine Spatial Planning—Perspectives from Early Career Researchers

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  • Miriam von Thenen

    (Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW), 18119 Rostock, Germany)

  • Aurelija Armoškaitė

    (Latvian Institute of Aquatic Ecology, 1007 Riga, Latvia
    Department of Planning, Aalborg University, 2450 Copenhagen, Denmark)

  • Víctor Cordero-Penín

    (ECOAQUA Institute, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35214 Las Palmas, Spain)

  • Sara García-Morales

    (Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre (MARE), Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, 2750-374 Cascais, Portugal)

  • Josefine B. Gottschalk

    (Environmental Assessment & Planning Research Group, Institute of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning, Technische Universität Berlin, 10623 Berlin, Germany)

  • Débora Gutierrez

    (FGF/UAc/FCT—Fundação Gaspar Frutuoso, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of the Azores, 9501-801 Ponta Delgada, Portugal)

  • Malena Ripken

    (COAST—Centre for Environment and Sustainability Research, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, 26111 Oldenburg, Germany)

  • Pascal Thoya

    (Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW), 18119 Rostock, Germany
    Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN), Institute for Marine Ecosystem and Fisheries Science, University of Hamburg, 22767 Hamburg, Germany
    Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia
    Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, Mombasa 80100, Kenya)

  • Kerstin S. Schiele

    (Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW), 18119 Rostock, Germany)

Abstract

In early 2021, the Erasmus+ knowledge flows partnership organised a session to discuss the future of marine spatial planning (MSP) at an international conference. We, a group of nine early career researchers, came together after the conference to continue the discussion: which topics should be considered in future MSP, what are the challenges, and which solutions are there to overcome these challenges? This communication shall raise awareness of the topics of climate change, ecological sustainability, blue justice, ecosystem services, and blue governance, which we identified as important for future MSP endeavours. We show the interconnectedness of the topics and argue that transdisciplinary education is required to contribute to a common understanding of MSP, which adopts an ecosystem-based approach, ensures equitable distribution of benefits, and secures ecologically sustainable development within an adaptive governance framework.

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  • Miriam von Thenen & Aurelija Armoškaitė & Víctor Cordero-Penín & Sara García-Morales & Josefine B. Gottschalk & Débora Gutierrez & Malena Ripken & Pascal Thoya & Kerstin S. Schiele, 2021. "The Future of Marine Spatial Planning—Perspectives from Early Career Researchers," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(24), pages 1-12, December.
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