Citizen science and the power of public participation in marine spatial planning |
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| Institution: | 1. Institute for Applied Ecology New Zealand, School of Applied Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, Private Bag 92006, Auckland 1142, New Zealand;2. School of Public Health and Psychosocial Studies, Auckland University of Technology, Private Bag 92006, Auckland 1142, New Zealand;1. University Iuav of Venice, Department of Design and Planning in Complex Environment, S. Croce 1957, Venice, 30135 Italy;2. University of Seville, Department of Human Geography, María de Padilla, s/n, Seville, 41004 Spain;1. Institute of Structural Mechanics, Bauhaus University Weimar, 99423 Weimar, Germany;2. The LRF Centre for Safety and Reliability Engineering, The University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 3UE, UK;1. Faculty of Natural Sciences and Agricultural Sciences, Ovidius University of Constanta, 124 Mamaia Blv, Constanta, Romania;2. Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Research on Territorial Dynamics, University of Bucharest, 4-12 Regina Elisabeta Blv, Bucharest, Romania;1. Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), 2108-11 Kamiyamaguchi, Hayama 240-0115, Japan;2. Sungkonghoe University, 320 Yeondong-ro, Guro-gu, Seoul 152-716, Korea;1. Centro de Oceanografia, Laboratório Marítimo da Guia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida Nossa Senhora do Cabo 939, 2750-374 Cascais, Portugal;2. Duke University Marine Laboratory, Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Duke University, 135 Duke Marine Lab Road, Beaufort, NC 28516-9721, USA;3. IN+, Centro de Estudos em Inovação, Tecnologia e Políticas de Desenvolvimento, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal;4. e-GEO, Centro de Estudos de Geografia e Planeamento Regional, Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Avenida de Berna 26-C, 1069-061 Lisboa, Portugal |
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| Abstract: | Marine spatial planning (MSP) is becoming increasingly used in the sustainable management of marine and coastal ecosystems. However, limitations on time and resources often restrict the data available for MSP and limit public engagement and participation in the MSP process. While citizen science is being increasingly used to provide fine-scale environmental data across large terrestrial planning areas, there has been little uptake in MSP to date. This paper demonstrates how consistent citizen observations can be used to identify hotspots of good and poor environmental health across a MSP region, and where environmental health has improved or degraded in the past five years; information that is difficult to obtain by other means. The study demonstrates how citizen science provides valuable insight into environmental health across a MSP region, while fostering a supportive space for the public to contribute their own observations and participate in the planning process. |
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| Keywords: | Marine spatial planning Citizen science Public participation Stakeholder engagement Local knowledge Environmental health |
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