Publicação
Assisting Coastal and Marine Governance: Enhancing Decision Support Through Digital Tools for Cumulative Impact Assessment
| Resumo: | Coastal regions are increasingly pressured by diverse human activities, leading to cumulative effects that undermine ecosystem integrity and functioning, including disruptions to biodiversity, habitat degradation, and alterations of ecological processes. Understanding and addressing these complex interactions is a prerequisite for effective environmental management. This study demonstrates how the web-based PlanWise4Blue tool analyzes the cumulative effects of human activities on coastal ecosystems using a data-driven approach, enabling stakeholders to compare different management scenarios and identify options to mitigate ecological impacts or enhance marine health. By bridging the complexity of natural systems and decision-making, the tool strengthens e-governance, promoting more effective environmental management. |
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| Autores principais: | Kotta, Jonne |
| Outros Autores: | Douguet, Jean-Marc; Vollmer, Elis; Fetissov, Mihhail; Furlan, Elisa; Grassi, Gea; Zennaro, Federica; Pagan, Hector Charles; Orav-Kotta, Helen |
| Assunto: | coastal ecosystems; coastal management; ecosystem integrity; e-governance; environmental decision-making; environmental impact assessment; marine ecosystem health |
| Ano: | 2025 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Tipo de acesso: | unknown |
| Instituição associada: | Cogitatio Press |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Ocean and Society |
| Resumo: | Coastal regions are increasingly pressured by diverse human activities, leading to cumulative effects that undermine ecosystem integrity and functioning, including disruptions to biodiversity, habitat degradation, and alterations of ecological processes. Understanding and addressing these complex interactions is a prerequisite for effective environmental management. This study demonstrates how the web-based PlanWise4Blue tool analyzes the cumulative effects of human activities on coastal ecosystems using a data-driven approach, enabling stakeholders to compare different management scenarios and identify options to mitigate ecological impacts or enhance marine health. By bridging the complexity of natural systems and decision-making, the tool strengthens e-governance, promoting more effective environmental management. |
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