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The Governance of Multi-Use Platforms at Sea for Energy Production and Aquaculture: Challenges for Policy Makers in European Seas

Marian Stuiver, Katrine Soma, Phoebe Koundouri, Sander Van den Burg, Alwin Gerritsen, Thorbjørn Harkamp, Niels Dalsgaard, Fabio Zagonari, Raul Guanche, Jan-Joost Schouten, Saskia Hommes, Amerissa Giannouli, Tore Söderqvist, Lars Rosen, Rita Garção, Jenny Norrman, Christine Röckmann, Mark De Bel, Barbara Zanuttigh, Ole Petersen and Flemming Møhlenberg
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Marian Stuiver: Alterra Wageningen UR, P.O. Box 47, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands
Katrine Soma: LEI Wageningen UR, P.O. Box 29703, 2502 LS The Hague, The Netherlands
Sander Van den Burg: LEI Wageningen UR, P.O. Box 29703, 2502 LS The Hague, The Netherlands
Alwin Gerritsen: Alterra Wageningen UR, P.O. Box 47, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands
Thorbjørn Harkamp: Musholm A/S ReersøHavn, Strandvejen 101, DK 4281 Gørlev, Denmark
Niels Dalsgaard: Musholm A/S ReersøHavn, Strandvejen 101, DK 4281 Gørlev, Denmark
Fabio Zagonari: Department of Economics, University of Bologna, via Angherà 22, 47921 Rimini, Italy
Raul Guanche: Environmental Hydraulics Institute, IH Cantabria, University of Cantabria, C/Isabel Torres no 15, 39011 Santander, Spain
Jan-Joost Schouten: Deltares, P.O. Box 177, 2600 MH Delft, The Netherlands
Saskia Hommes: Deltares, P.O. Box 177, 2600 MH Delft, The Netherlands
Amerissa Giannouli: School of Economics, Athens University of Economics and Business, 28is Oktovriou 76, 10434 Athens, Greece
Lars Rosen: Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, SE-412 96 Göteborg, Sweden
Rita Garção: Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, SE-412 96 Göteborg, Sweden
Jenny Norrman: Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, SE-412 96 Göteborg, Sweden
Christine Röckmann: Institute for Marine Resources & Ecosystem Studies (IMARES) Wageningen UR, P.O. Box 57, 1780 AB Den Helder, The Netherlands
Mark De Bel: Deltares, P.O. Box 177, 2600 MH Delft, The Netherlands
Barbara Zanuttigh: Department of Civil, Chemicals, Environmental and Materials Engineering, University of Bologna—Viale Risorgimento 2, 40136 Bologna, Italy
Ole Petersen: DHI, Agernalle 5, 2970 Horsholm, Denmark
Flemming Møhlenberg: DHI, Agernalle 5, 2970 Horsholm, Denmark

Sustainability, 2016, vol. 8, issue 4, 1-19

Abstract: European seas are encountering an upsurge in competing marine activities and infrastructures. Traditional exploitation such as fisheries, tourism, transportation, and oil production are accompanied by new sustainable economic activities such as offshore windfarms, aquaculture, and tidal and wave energy. One proposed solution to overcome possible competing claims at sea lies in combining these economic activities as part of Multi-Use Platforms at Sea (MUPS). MUPS can be understood as areas at sea, designated for a combination of activities, either completely integrated in a platform or in shared marine space. MUPS can potentially benefit from each other in terms of infrastructure, maintenance, etc . Developing MUPS in the marine environment demands adequate governance. In this article, we investigate four European sites to find out how governance arrangements may facilitate or complicate MUPs. In particular, we apply a framework specifying policy, economic, social, technical, environmental, and legal (PESTEL) factors to explore governance arrangements in four case study sites in different sea basins around Europe (the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, and the Baltic Sea). The article concludes with policy recommendations on a governance regime for facilitating the development of MUPS in the future.

Keywords: multi-use platforms; offshore; governance; PESTEL; energy production; aquaculture (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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