Spatial characterization of coastal marine social-ecological systems: Insights for integrated management
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In: Environmental Science & Policy, Vol. 92, 02.2019, p. 56-65.
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T1 - Spatial characterization of coastal marine social-ecological systems
T2 - Insights for integrated management
AU - Lazzari, Natali
AU - Becerro, Mikel A.
AU - Sanabria-Fernandez, Jose A.
AU - Martín-López, Berta
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2018 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2019/2
Y1 - 2019/2
N2 - Understanding the complexity of social-ecological systems is fundamental for achieving sustainability. Historically, humans have benefited from the ecosystem services offered by nature at the same time that natural systems have increasingly changed because of anthropogenic activities. The lack of methods to unveil and understand such associations might hinder the integrated management of coastal marine areas. In our study, we applied a methodological framework used in terrestrial systems to identify and spatially locate the coastal marine social-ecological systems (CMSESs) on the southern Mediterranean Spanish coast. These CMSESs represent areas with similar human-nature associations that result from sharing similar socioeconomic and marine environmental characteristics. We applied several multivariate analyses to identify and characterize these CMSESs. We found the presence of twelve CMSESs that suggest a co-evolution of the social-ecological associations in these areas. Our results highlight the need for integrated coastal planning and management that consider the specific characteristics and conservation challenges of each CMSES. Our study provides evidence that a successful methodological framework to identify and characterize social-ecological systems can be applied in coastal areas and contribute to integrated management for the sustainability of these fragile systems.
AB - Understanding the complexity of social-ecological systems is fundamental for achieving sustainability. Historically, humans have benefited from the ecosystem services offered by nature at the same time that natural systems have increasingly changed because of anthropogenic activities. The lack of methods to unveil and understand such associations might hinder the integrated management of coastal marine areas. In our study, we applied a methodological framework used in terrestrial systems to identify and spatially locate the coastal marine social-ecological systems (CMSESs) on the southern Mediterranean Spanish coast. These CMSESs represent areas with similar human-nature associations that result from sharing similar socioeconomic and marine environmental characteristics. We applied several multivariate analyses to identify and characterize these CMSESs. We found the presence of twelve CMSESs that suggest a co-evolution of the social-ecological associations in these areas. Our results highlight the need for integrated coastal planning and management that consider the specific characteristics and conservation challenges of each CMSES. Our study provides evidence that a successful methodological framework to identify and characterize social-ecological systems can be applied in coastal areas and contribute to integrated management for the sustainability of these fragile systems.
KW - Andalusia
KW - Human-Nature systems
KW - Littoral areas
KW - Marine spatial planning
KW - Mediterranean Sea
KW - Regional scale
KW - Sociology
KW - Sustainability Science
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UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/458fa249-8e11-3ac5-860f-6a80f7b10cbd/
U2 - 10.1016/j.envsci.2018.11.003
DO - 10.1016/j.envsci.2018.11.003
M3 - Journal articles
VL - 92
SP - 56
EP - 65
JO - Environmental Science & Policy
JF - Environmental Science & Policy
SN - 1462-9011
ER -