The engagement of stakeholders in the marine spatial planning process

Robert Pomeroy and Fanny Douvere

Marine Policy, 2008, vol. 32, issue 5, 816-822

Abstract: Due to the interdependency that exists between the ecosystem resources and its users, successful implementation of ecosystem-based management depends on the identification and understanding of different stakeholders, their practices, expectations and interests. Today, many scientists and resource managers agree that the involvement of stakeholders is a key factor for a successful management regime in the marine environment. The way stakeholders are involved in the process must reflect, or at least address, the existing complexity of the specific context. A comprehensive method that allows doing this is by use of stakeholder analysis and mapping. This article will focus on the various types and stages of stakeholder participation in a marine spatial planning process, and will illustrate how to conduct a stakeholder analysis that allows the involvement of stakeholders in an adequate way that is sustainable over time.

Keywords: Stakeholder; analysis; Stakeholder; involvement; Ecosystem-based; marine; spatial; planning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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