Dos iniciativas de "Coastal and marine spatial planning"

Dos iniciativas relacionadas y muy interesantes de ordenación espacial marina y costera en Estados Unidos:


A) The Massachusetts Ocean Partnership (MOP)
http://massoceanpartnership.org/
The MOP (...) aims to advance science-based and stakeholder informed ocean management throughout the Northeast region and nationally by enhancing knowledge, relationships and management tools through effective practice of ecosystem-based coastal and marine spatial planning (CMSP) and the dissemination of its products and approaches.


ESTRUCTURA:

• Planning Process Overview
  • Policy & Management
  • Tools to Inform Decision Making
  • Integrated Data Network
  • Data: Social and Economic
  • Data: Ecological and Physical
  • All Science & Stakeholder Projects

EJEMPLOS:

- Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning
http://massoceanpartnership.org/science-stakeholders/overview/
- Integrated Data Network
http://massoceanpartnership.org/science-stakeholders/overview/integrated-data-network/

- Data: Ecological and Physical | Oceanographic Modeling
http://massoceanpartnership.org/science-stakeholders/overview/data-ecological-physical/oceanographic-modeling/intro/

B) NORTHEAST OCEAN DATA PORTAL:
http://northeastoceandata.org/

Is a decision support and information system for people involved in coastal and marine spatial planning.

Data, tools, and information for CMSP decision support in the northeastern United States. Resources for managers, planners, scientists, industry, and stakeholders

EXAMPLES OF DATA TYPES
The examples listed below illustrate the range of data available through the Portal.
Environmental
• Bathymetry
• Species
• Seafloor habitats
• Sediment types
Political and administrative
• Jurisdictional boundaries
• Spatial footprints of coastal and ocean laws, regulations, and rules
Human uses
• Infrastructure
• Shipping lanes
• Fishing grounds
• Disposal sites