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Topic 3: INTEGRATED COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT
F. DI STEFANO, G.F. RUSSO
Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Napoli Parthenope
Centro Direzionale, Isola C4 - 80143 Napoli, Italia.
floriana.distefano@uniparthenope.it
THE ROLE OF MARINE BIOLOGIST
IN THE MARITIME SPATIAL PLANNING
IL RUOLO DEL BIOLOGO MARINO
NELL’AMBITO DELLA PIANIFICAZIONE DELLO SPAZIO MARITTIMO
Abstract –The recent European regulations draws the fundaments for the application of a new instrument:
the Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) aimed at integrating the different territorial plans presently in force
and at optimizing the usage of the maritime space to improve both economic development and marine
environment. In the future the need for a more substantial “sea regulation plan” will become more and
more crucial. The marine biologist role will have a fundamental importance to this respect.
Key-words: ICZM, planning, management.
Introduction – The main EU instruments for the promotion and Integrated Coastal
Zone Management (ICZM) are represented by the “Recommendation” of the
Parliament and of the European Council on the implementation of the ICZM in Europe
(2002/413/CE, GU L 148 dated 6.6.2002) along with the “Protocol” on Mediterranean
ICZM issued by the Barcelona Convention and acknowledged in GU L 34/19 dated
04.2.2009.
A new pulse towards the ICZM was given by the recent European laws, with the issue
of “Marine Strategy Framework Directive” (2008/56/CE, GU L 164 dated 25.6.2008),
aimed at the adoption of necessary measures for the maintaining of a good
environmental state of the marine habitats within 2020, and with the implementation of
the “integrated maritime policy, IMP” (COM, 2007: 575 – The Blue Book), defining
the strategical framework of the whole sector “sea/coast”. The ICZM is considered by
the European Council (2009/89/CE, GU L34/17 del 4.2.2009) an essential component
of IMP, that should be integrated with the “Maritime Spatial Planning” (MSP) as in the
“action plan” of IMP (COM, 2008: 791). MSP, therefore, represents a fundamental
instrument along with ICZM, helping the authorities ‘in force’ to coordinate their
actions towards a better maritime economy and marine environmental quality. Thus,
marine biologists must play a fundamental role in IMP.
Materials and methods – The Cilento coastal area was chosen as study area. It
extends for about 130 Km, within Salerno province, from Agropoli (North) to Sapri
(South). Present and future of this area is strictly linked to the sea. It shows a high
population density and trading and production activities, with maritime and tourist
connotations, along with a network of marine and terrestrial protected areas. In this
area, an analysis of the coastal territorial planning instruments was performed, taking
into account both National and local laws, underlining adequacies and inadequacies.
Results – The results are very heterogeneous and scattered due to the lack of National
general address lines determining the creation of different regulation plan with
different and also contrasting planning instructions (Tab. 1). With the Law L.R.
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