International Conference
Maritime Spatial Planning in the Black Sea
Constanţa, Romania, 03-04 May 2017

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Organizer: The conference is organized by the Ovidius University of Constanța, as part of the Cross Border Maritime Spatial Planning in the Black Sea – Romania and Bulgaria (MARSPLAN – BS), project funded by the European Commission through the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), through the Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME).

Purpose: The main purpose of the conference is to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and stakeholders to exchange and share their experiences and research results about all aspects of maritime spatial planning, worldwide but with emphasis on the Black Sea area.

Sessions:

1. European status and trends in MSP (speakers will present the framework for improving ocean health, protecting the marine environment and encouraging the sustainable development of the blue economy and discuss the role of MSP in dealing with such challenges)

2. MSP legislation and institutional capacity development (speakers will discuss the national implementation of the EU directive as well as the institutional capacity needs at regional and national level to promote adaptive management within MSP).

3. Cross-border cooperation in MSP (speakers will share their practical experience of marine spatial planning, highlighting good practices and fit to purpose solutions regarding implementation of MSP plans and policies as well as effective monitoring and evaluation).

4. MSP towards sustainable Blue Growth (speakers will discuss how in practice MSP processes can lead to creating jobs and economic growth, while protecting and preserving the environment).

5. MSP in the Black Sea (speakers will report on the Black Sea case studies, land-sea interactions, protected areas, maritime transport etc.)

6. Good practices for science-based MSP (speakers will share their lessons learnt on knowledge generation in the context of the preparation, implementation and evaluation of MSP; the closing session will review the main messages of the Conference and the good practices to be applied by Romania and Bulgaria).

Deadlines and important dates

Abstract submission: April 09, 2017
Notification of abstract acceptance to authors: April 10, 2017
Manuscript submission: May 5, 2017