dc.contributor.author | Meyer, Nele Kristin | |
dc.coverage.spatial | European | en_US |
dc.coverage.spatial | Baltic Sea | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-06-25T21:22:02Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-06-25T21:22:02Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Meyer, N.K. (2018) A Practical guide to teh designation of ship corridors in maritime spatial planning. Work Package 4.4. Hamburg, Germany, Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie, 11pp. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.25607/OBP-869 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11329/1363 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.25607/OBP-869 | |
dc.description.abstract | This practical guide has been developed by the partnership of several planning authorities in course
of the Interreg project Baltic LINes. The guide is strongly related and therefore also added as annex
to the Baltic LINes report “Identification of transnational planning criteria for energy and shipping in
the Baltic Sea”. However, the guide can also be used independently as tool for those maritime spatial
planners that are looking for practical advices for the designation of ship corridors in their national
sea area – irrespectively if they are from within the Baltic region or an absolutely different part of the
world.
The guide presents a step-wise approach summarizing the most important topics to address when
designating ship corridors for maritime spatial planning (MSP). It should not be seen as the one-andonly way to develop and designate ship corridors in MSP as national planning systems vary greatly
and other options may be preferable. Especially when it comes to the project level, e.g. for shipping
in the vicinity of offshore wind farms, thorough risk assessments have to be conducted on a case-bycase basis. However, after reviewing different national approaches and discussing the origins of
similarities and differences in a profound group of maritime spatial planners from the Baltic, this
guide claims to be a good example of how to prepare the first draft of ship corridor designations in
MSP for national and international consultation.
Although the guide concentrates specifically on the spatial demands of the shipping sector one
should not get the impression that this very sector is more important than other sectors. MSP is by
definition an approach that aims to balance out different interests by following an ecosystem-based
approach. Thus, the shipping sector should not gain more importance than other sectors from a
planners’ point of view. However, it does make sense to have a look at the spatial demands of each
sector separately to be able to accomplish a solid weighing procedure at a later stage. In fact, the
designation of ship corridors is often one of the first steps when drafting a MSP. So a guiding
document may help to get the entire MSP process started.
In best case the guide will be used by many countries that have common borders. We are convinced
that using similar planning approaches in MSP will increase mutual understanding and eventually
lead to greater coherence in transnational maritime spatial planning. Coherency in plans is not only a
goal of the EU MSP Directive (2014) but also ensures enhanced safety at sea which in turn
contributes to better environmental conditions, lower economic costs and last but not least reduces
risk for the loss of human life. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Shipping lanes | en_US |
dc.subject.other | MSP | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Marine spatial planning | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Interreg | en_US |
dc.title | A Practical guide to the designation of ship corridors in maritime spatial planning. Work Package 4.4 [Baltic LINes]. | en_US |
dc.type | Report | en_US |
dc.description.status | Published | en_US |
dc.format.pages | 11pp. | en_US |
dc.description.refereed | Refereed | en_US |
dc.publisher.place | Hamburg, Germany | en_US |
dc.subject.parameterDiscipline | Parameter Discipline::Environment::Human activity | en_US |
dc.description.currentstatus | Current | en_US |
dc.description.sdg | 14.A | en_US |
dc.description.bptype | Best Practice | en_US |
obps.resourceurl.publisher | https://vasab.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/BalticLINes_Guidance_Shipping_final.pdf | en_US |