How to Incorporate Cultural Values and Heritage in Maritime Spatial Planning: A Systematic Review
Understanding aspects of maritime/underwater cultural heritage (MUCH) and the associated cultural values and integrating them into maritime spatial planning (MSP) processes is a new global challenge alongside the rapid increase in human activities at sea and climate change impacts on the seas and th...
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| description | Understanding aspects of maritime/underwater cultural heritage (MUCH) and the associated cultural values and integrating them into maritime spatial planning (MSP) processes is a new global challenge alongside the rapid increase in human activities at sea and climate change impacts on the seas and the oceans. This article highlights the significance of cultural values in shaping human interactions with marine environments and how MSP can address the cultural dimensions of marine resources management. The key research question addresses the prerequisites and methods for a better incorporation of MUCH in the MSP processes. This review revealed a diversity of literature addressing the inclusion of MUCH in (a) coastal and marine management but also in (b) marine/maritime spatial planning (346 articles from the Scopus database). In the first case, there is a strong focus on cultural ecosystem services (CES) and cultural values, the role of indigenous and local communities, the transfer of traditional ecological knowledge, and participatory approaches and tools. As for the latter, this review demonstrated quite a lot of relatively recent MSP endeavors that seem to be influenced by the above approaches identified in the coastal and marine management literature. This article concludes that for MSPlans to be innovative and mainly acceptable by local communities, the “missing layer” of socio-cultural values and data is indispensable. Furthermore, a collaborative MSP between governments and regional/provincial authorities may boost sustainable blue activities while preserving ecological and cultural values. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1f1d24e125e147359d376f4218f0e79d2024-01-26T16:49:27ZengMDPI AGHeritage2571-94082024-01-017138041110.3390/heritage7010019How to Incorporate Cultural Values and Heritage in Maritime Spatial Planning: A Systematic ReviewEirini Barianaki0Stella Sofia Kyvelou1Dimitrios G. Ierapetritis2Department of Economic and Regional Development, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, 17671 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Economic and Regional Development, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, 17671 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Economic and Regional Development, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, 17671 Athens, GreeceUnderstanding aspects of maritime/underwater cultural heritage (MUCH) and the associated cultural values and integrating them into maritime spatial planning (MSP) processes is a new global challenge alongside the rapid increase in human activities at sea and climate change impacts on the seas and the oceans. This article highlights the significance of cultural values in shaping human interactions with marine environments and how MSP can address the cultural dimensions of marine resources management. The key research question addresses the prerequisites and methods for a better incorporation of MUCH in the MSP processes. This review revealed a diversity of literature addressing the inclusion of MUCH in (a) coastal and marine management but also in (b) marine/maritime spatial planning (346 articles from the Scopus database). In the first case, there is a strong focus on cultural ecosystem services (CES) and cultural values, the role of indigenous and local communities, the transfer of traditional ecological knowledge, and participatory approaches and tools. As for the latter, this review demonstrated quite a lot of relatively recent MSP endeavors that seem to be influenced by the above approaches identified in the coastal and marine management literature. This article concludes that for MSPlans to be innovative and mainly acceptable by local communities, the “missing layer” of socio-cultural values and data is indispensable. Furthermore, a collaborative MSP between governments and regional/provincial authorities may boost sustainable blue activities while preserving ecological and cultural values.https://www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/7/1/19maritime spatial planningcoastal/marine managementsocio-cultural valuescultural ecosystem servicesparticipatory approachlocal communities |
| spellingShingle | Eirini Barianaki Stella Sofia Kyvelou Dimitrios G. Ierapetritis How to Incorporate Cultural Values and Heritage in Maritime Spatial Planning: A Systematic Review Heritage maritime spatial planning coastal/marine management socio-cultural values cultural ecosystem services participatory approach local communities |
| title | How to Incorporate Cultural Values and Heritage in Maritime Spatial Planning: A Systematic Review |
| title_full | How to Incorporate Cultural Values and Heritage in Maritime Spatial Planning: A Systematic Review |
| title_fullStr | How to Incorporate Cultural Values and Heritage in Maritime Spatial Planning: A Systematic Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | How to Incorporate Cultural Values and Heritage in Maritime Spatial Planning: A Systematic Review |
| title_short | How to Incorporate Cultural Values and Heritage in Maritime Spatial Planning: A Systematic Review |
| title_sort | how to incorporate cultural values and heritage in maritime spatial planning a systematic review |
| topic | maritime spatial planning coastal/marine management socio-cultural values cultural ecosystem services participatory approach local communities |
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