The Marine Planning Framework for South Australia: A new ecosystem-based zoning policy for marine management

Val Day, Rosemary Paxinos, Jon Emmett, Alison Wright and Meg Goecker

Marine Policy, 2008, vol. 32, issue 4, 535-543

Abstract: The Marine Planning Framework for South Australia is a new large-scale, ecosystem-based zoning policy for management of development and use in the marine environment. Utilising the Geographic Information System (GIS), the model establishes four ecologically rated zones, derived from known ecological criteria. A series of goals, objectives and strategies represent the desired outcomes for each of the ecologically rated zones. A Performance Assessment System (PAS) will subsequently evaluate the success of the marine plans. Implementation will be supported by a collaborative whole-of-government approach. Marine plans will facilitate the delivery of long-term protection to the marine environment as a whole ecosystem, whilst enabling a broad range of activities to occur in a sustainable manner.

Keywords: Marine; spatial; planning; GIS; Ecologically; sustainable; development; Ecosystem-based; management; Adaptive; management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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