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Abstract

Under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, EU member states are committed to delivering Good Environmental Status in EU marine and coastal areas but the risk of damage from land based pollutants is rising, along with increased economic uses and activities in marine and coastal areas. While it is accepted that land sea interactions need to be managed, and uses and activities in our marine and coastal areas must be regulated, the complexity and dynamic nature of land sea connections create challenges for governance systems. This chapter reviews the marine and coastal management systems in operation in Ireland, Romania, Spain and France. Using relevant case studies at national, sub national and local level, we assess their capacity to manage complex and dynamic land sea interactions. We further examine their ability to achieve integrated, multiscalar and cross sectoral governance of their marine and coastal areas. Recommendations to assist EU member states who are developing marine and coastal governance systems are also provided.

Keywords

EU, Coastal Governance, Evolutionary Governance Theory, Managing Land Sea Interactions

Publication Date

2023-03-01

Publication Title

Mare Publication Series 25: Ocean Governance Knowledge Systems, Policy Foundations and Thematic Analyses

Volume

25

Publisher

Springer

ISBN

978-3-031-20739-6, 978-3-031-20740-2

ISSN

2212-6260

First Page

209

Last Page

230

Deposit Date

2026-03-19

Creative Commons License

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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