Evaluating conditions for transboundary Marine Spatial Planning: Challenges and opportunities on the island of Ireland |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Queen?s University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland BT9 5AG, United Kingdom;2. Hydraulics and Maritime Research Centre, University College Cork, Pouladuff Road, Togher, Cork, Co. Cork, Ireland;3. Coastal and Marine Research Centre, Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork, Naval Base, Haulbowline, Cobh, Co. Cork, Ireland;4. School of the Built Environment, University of Ulster, Shore Road, Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland BT37 0QB, United Kingdom;1. s.Pro - Sustainable Projects GmbH, Kärntener Str. 20, DE - 10827 Berlin, Germany;2. Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal;3. University of the Azores, MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Rua Mãe de Deus, 9501-855 Ponta Delgada, Portugal;1. School of Marine Science and Technology, Newcastle University, NE17RU UK;2. School of Geography, Politics and Sociology, Newcastle University, NE17RU 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. Nordregio, Holmamiralens väg 10, 111 49, Stockholm, Sweden;2. Aalborg University, Department of Planning, A.C.Meyers Building, 2450, Copenhagen, Denmark;1. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science Center for Coastal Monitoring & Assessment, Biogeography Branch SSMC4, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, United States;2. Centre for Marine and Coastal Policy Research, Marine Institute, Plymouth University, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, United Kingdom;3. CSS-Dynamac Inc., 10301 Democracy Lane, Suite 300, Fairfax, VA 22030, United States |
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| Abstract: | Transboundary cooperation is viewed as an essential element of Marine Spatial Planning (MSP). While much of the MSP literature focuses on the need for, and benefits of, transboundary MSP, this paper explores the political and institutional factors that may facilitate the effective transition to such an approach. Drawing on transboundary planning theory and practice, key contextual factors that are likely to expedite the transition to transboundary MSP are reviewed. These include: policy convergence in neighbouring jurisdictions; prior experience of transboundary planning; and good working relations amongst key actors. Based on this review, an assessment of the conditions for transboundary MSP in the adjoining waters of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland is undertaken. A number of recommendations are then advanced for transboundary MSP on the island of Ireland, including, the need to address the role of formal transboundary institutions and the lack of an agreed legal maritime boundary. The paper concludes with some commentary on the political realities of implementing transboundary MSP. |
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| Keywords: | Marine Spatial Planning Transboundary marine planning International marine governance Policy convergence Transnational institutions |
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