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Coastal and Marine Governance and Protection

A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Oceans and Coastal Zones".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 27 December 2024 | Viewed by 5079

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Celene B. Milanes

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1. Faculty of Engineering, Universidad del Magdalena, Calle 32 N° 22-08, Santa Marta 470004, Colombia
2. Associate Researcher at Coiba Scientific Station (Coiba AIP), Gustavo Lara Street, Building 145B, City of Knowledge, Clayton, Panama City 0801, Panama
Interests: land-use planning; coastal boundaries; governance and coastal policy; coastal communities’ engagement; adaptative ecosystems management; integrated coastal zone management; coastal risks, multi-hazards, and vulnerabilities; urban risk analysis; coastal and rural tourism; sustainable development
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Dr. Camilo M. Botero

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1. School of Law, University Sergio Arboleda, Santa Marta 470001, Colombia
2. Coiba Scientific Station (Coiba AIP), Gustavo Lara Street, Building 145B, City of Knowledge, Clayton, Panama City 0801, Panama
Interests: beach certification schemes; coastal heritage; scientific tourism; coastal tourism; beach management; integrated coastal zone management; marine spatial planning; coastal legislation
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Prof. Dr. Daniel O. Suman

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Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Sciences & School of Law, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
Interests: environmental planning; coastal law and policy; marine protected areas; adaptation to climate change and sea level rise; marine policy

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Formulating coastal and marine policies is a significant action and the first step in a legal framework adequate in all countries. This Special Issue, called “Coastal and Marine Governance and Protection”, aims to show the most relevant experiences and main scientific results currently being developed worldwide to face the absence or limited implementation of coastal policies, legal frameworks, and governability and governance mechanisms that affect different territories. Research papers that provide methodologies and specific studies focusing on coastal areas, marine protected areas, citizen science, community engagement, environmental justice, complex governance, capacity building for multi-hazard management, sustainable development, challenges, and perspectives of the integrated management of coastal zones and hydrographic river basins are all welcome.

This Special Issue will focus on the following topics:

  1. Governability and governance in coastal areas and insular states.
  2. Integrated coastal zone management to face multi-hazards scenarios.
  3. Inequality, poverty, and risk in coastal areas.
  4. Scientometric analysis of policy and legal framework worldwide.
  5. New methodologies for improving governability and governance programs in coastal areas.
  6. Governmental barriers to community engagement.
  7. Bottom-up governance and community decision making.
  8. Partnerships among different stakeholder groups for improving governance.
  9. Contributions to a government mandate to overcome coastal and marine government barriers.
  10. Community meaningful participation in coastal planning and governance.
  11. Coastal and marine policies regarding the Anthropocene era.
  12. Public policies on climate change and sustainable development in coastal ecosystems.
  13. Legal innovations for adapting coastal areas to climate change effects.
  14. Land-use planning and regulations on coastal cities.

This Special Issue aims to compile papers that will broaden the scope of the international events entitled XX National Seminar on Marine Sciences and Technologies (SENALMAR) and II International Meeting “Knowledge and blue economy” (InnovAzul). Both events will be coordinated by Universidad del Magdalena and Colombian Ocean Commission (CCO) (https://senalmar.com/). The research papers submitted in this congress can be selected for the Special Issue. The events will be held in Santa Marta, Colombia, in September 2024. We invite you to submit relevant and novel contributions for the Special Issue.

Dr. Celene B. Milanes
Dr. Camilo M. Botero
Prof. Dr. Daniel O. Suman
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Water is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • governability and governance
  • community engagement
  • Anthropocene era
  • coastal cities
  • integrated coastal zone management

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Urban Governance, Economic Transformation, and Land Use: A Case Study on the Jimei Peninsula, Xiamen, China, 1936–2023
by Shu-Chen Tsai, Xue-Fang Zhang, Su-Hsin Lee and Hui Wang
Water 2024, 16(6), 913; https://doi.org/10.3390/w16060913 - 21 Mar 2024
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The purpose of this study was to explain how the heterogeneous elements embedded in the Jimei Peninsula affect the transformation of the production landscape into a consumption landscape and the connection between urban governance and economic transformation. The study took a qualitative approach, [...] Read more.
The purpose of this study was to explain how the heterogeneous elements embedded in the Jimei Peninsula affect the transformation of the production landscape into a consumption landscape and the connection between urban governance and economic transformation. The study took a qualitative approach, utilizing historical literature analysis, a field investigation, and in-depth interviews to explore the driving forces and impacts of coastal-zone functional transformation. A total of 26 residents were interviewed individually or collectively, the current situation in the coastal zone with a length of about 16.1 km was recorded in detail, and all the collected elements were divided into six landscape categories for analysis. The results indicate that urban positioning, economic development, policies, and residents are the main factors driving the continuous advancement of the Jimei Peninsula zone. The coast has completed the functional transformation from meeting the residents’ survival needs to tourists’ sightseeing needs. The traditional fishing culture in this area is slowly disappearing with the tide of time, and navigation technology is being passed down through the Jimei School Village. This study reveals the dynamic process of the transformation of coastal functions in representative coastal tourism cities in China, bringing attention to coastal ecology and local fishing culture, and raising people’s awareness of cautious coastal development and sustainable blue-economy development. Full article
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The Spatial and Governance Dilemma of Small and Medium-Sized Italian Ports (SMPs): Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) as a Potential Response
by Fabio Carella, Paolo De Martino, Folco Soffietti, Vittore Negretto and Francesco Musco
Water 2024, 16(2), 251; https://doi.org/10.3390/w16020251 - 11 Jan 2024
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The Italian coast has about 700 ports, which are different in typology, dimension, role, and ownership. Historically, this has led to the significant fragmentation of governance and space and a lack of cooperation that ports and cities still experience today. Among all ports, [...] Read more.
The Italian coast has about 700 ports, which are different in typology, dimension, role, and ownership. Historically, this has led to the significant fragmentation of governance and space and a lack of cooperation that ports and cities still experience today. Among all ports, small and medium-sized ports (SMPs), such as marinas, small touristic harbors, and moorings, are the most affected. Unlike the main ports, where spatial and strategic regulation planning fall under the port authority’s responsibilities, SMPs are a combination of public and private management and are, therefore, excluded from national and regional planning and larger strategies. Improving SMPs’ cooperation at the regional level can drive more effective sustainable management among related activities (tourism and the fishing sector) and reduce pressures on the land–sea interaction (LSI). In filling the gaps, this article challenges the existing legal framework, planning tools, approaches, and initiatives and may pave the way to establishing a better-integrated national governance for SMPs. In conclusion, this paper identifies two main opportunities that can support the steady establishment of governance and the systematic harmonized development of these SMPs. The first one is offered by maritime spatial planning (MSP) as a strategic and legal tool whereby SMPs are recognized and, if financially supported, could find incentives and measures for their development. The second one is through European projects, programs, and initiatives such as Framesport as drivers in establishing a common ground among public and private interests and as a cooperation engine at a local scale. Full article
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A Global Review of Progress in Remote Sensing and Monitoring of Marine Pollution
by Jingwu Ma, Renfeng Ma, Qi Pan, Xianjun Liang, Jianqing Wang and Xinxin Ni
Water 2023, 15(19), 3491; https://doi.org/10.3390/w15193491 - 6 Oct 2023
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With the rapid development of urbanization and industrialization, human activities have caused marine pollution in three ways: land source, air source, and sea source, leading to the problem of marine environments. Remote sensing, with its wide coverage and fast and accurate monitoring capability, [...] Read more.
With the rapid development of urbanization and industrialization, human activities have caused marine pollution in three ways: land source, air source, and sea source, leading to the problem of marine environments. Remote sensing, with its wide coverage and fast and accurate monitoring capability, continues to be an important tool for marine environment monitoring and evaluation research. This paper focuses on the three types of marine pollution, namely marine seawater pollution, marine debris and microplastic pollution, and marine air pollution. We review the application of remote sensing technology methods for monitoring marine pollution and identify the limitations of existing methods. Marine seawater pollution can be effectively monitored by remote sensing technology, especially where traditional monitoring methods are inadequate. For marine debris and microplastic pollution, the monitoring methods are still in the early stages of development and require further research. For marine air pollution, more air pollution parameters are required for accurate monitoring. Future research should focus on developing marine remote sensing with data, technology, and standard sharing for three-dimensional monitoring, combining optical and physical sensors with biosensors, and using multi-source and multi-temporal monitoring data. A marine multi-source monitoring database is necessary to provide an immediately available basis for coastal and marine governance, improve marine spatial planning, and help coastal and marine protection. Full article
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