Maria De Andres

• Researcher in Integrated Coastal Zone Management.
• Lecturer at Universidad de Cádiz

Coastal regions have long demonstrated growing demographic concentration. This process is of great importance in Spanish coastal zones, where cities develop the majority of economic activities. Moreover, the coastal zone is the region where vulnerable coastal ecosystems are located. This research aims to assess the influence of coastal urban areas...

p>La Bahía de Cádiz es un ámbito geográfico que alberga cinco sistemas socio-ecológicos bien diferenciados. La hipótesis de trabajo asume el importante papel que las políticas públicas han tenido en los cambios de los sistemas socio-ecológicos de la Bahía de Cádiz. Los objetivos del artículo pretenden demostrar, por un lado, que el modelo de desarr...

This research aims to define socio-economic criteria for prioritizing proposals related to new marine protected areas, boundary adjustments, area relocations, and network corridors within marine management approaches. The study also focuses on identifying ecosystem services (ES) that address the social dimensions of various spatial management appro...

Stakeholder participation (SP) is widely acknowledged in the literature as a vital tool for improving coastal zone management (CZM) and facilitating conflict mediation, resource allocation, and program implementation. However, in Spain, as in other countries, participation in CZM faces significant challenges, including underrepresentation, limited...

Keywords: Offshore wind energy Tourism Recreation Coastal management Marine spatial planning Impact assessment Maritime multi-use A B S T R A C T Offshore Wind Farms (OWFs) became promising investments to meet climate change targets while bringing autonomy and development to several coastal countries. However, these developments may cause externali...

The coastal zone is an area where a multitude of physical-natural, social and economic issues converge. The interactions among these elements are accentuated by the demographic concentration that characterises coastal areas all over the world. Coastal areas have the unique characteristic of being located in the connecting space between land and mar...

Coastal and marine areas represent one of the most relevant spaces on a global scale to address management and conservation processes. Firstly, this is due to the interactions that characterise the area of exchange between land and sea. Secondly, it is the area where the main population settlements are located. However, there is no agreed definitio...

La delimitación de áreas de estudio es un principio básico para la gestión ambiental, especialmente para la Gestión Inte- grada de Áreas Litorales, así como para planes de urbanismo. La determinación geográfica de ciudades costeras desde un enfoque socio-ecológico, permite la implementación de la Gestión Basada en Ecosistemas y un manejo más integr...

Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) is dealt at a national level, but generally it includes ecological, physical processes and administrative jurisdictions of multiple countries. The transboundary cooperation on MSP is a complex challenge, that could be better addressed with a participatory process, to achieve coherent planning processes in shared marine...

Offshore Wind Farms (OWF) are emerging around the world as transformation drivers for countries seeking out energy autonomy and development while taking a stand in the fight against climate change. However, OWF projects can also generate externalities, especially in coastal cities which rely on Tourism and Recreation (T&R), sectors highly dependent...

La delimitación de áreas de estudio es un principio básico para la gestión ambiental, especialmente para la Gestión Inte- grada de Áreas Litorales, así como para planes de urbanismo. La determinación geográfica de ciudades costeras desde un enfoque socio-ecológico, permite la implementación de la Gestión Basada en Ecosistemas y un manejo más integr...

Legal-administrative borders in the marine environment rarely coincide with the boundaries of marine ecosystems and their ecological processes. Thus, cooperation in the processes of marine spatial planning (MSP) across borders is essential to apply an ecosystem-based approach. This research analyzes the usefulness of the work flow undertaken to pro...

Investigadors i tècnics especialitzats presenten els conceptes de capacitat de càrrega de l’ecosistema, enfocament ecosistèmic, gestió adaptativa, cogovernança, i defineixen les directrius per a una protecció harmonitzada i efectiva, i uns usos sostenibles dels ecosistemes marins costaners. La Taula de Cogestió Marítima del Litoral del Baix Empordà...

Lessons learned from the process of the ICZM Strategy as part of the socioecological system of the Mar Menor (Murcia, Spain) may well be of interest to coastal managers. ICZM Strategy was one of the instruments chosen by the regional government of Murcia to deal with the critical situation of the largest lake in the western Mediterranean. Human act...

Abstract: The offshore wind sector installed 4.5 GW in 2018, reaching 23 GW globally. Ireland, a country famous for its natural sites, has been called as an Offshore wind upcoming market, fuelled by the introduction of new technologies and the declining cost. However, along with this expansion, concerns about related visual impacts and marine spati...

Resumen Las zonas costeras de España se consideran áreas de especial relevancia para la población y su economía. Esto se debe a que la población urbana se asienta y desarrolla sus actividades económicas de forma cada vez más evidente sobre la zona costera. En 2015, los núcleos urbanos de estas áreas albergaban casi a la mitad de la población del pa...

Coastal areas experience population growth causing impacts on coastal and marine ecosystems. Consequently, recognizing the model of coastal cities development is of great importance for coastal management. This research studies the role of urban areas being one of the main drivers of change, and uses a model for coastal zone delimitation. The metho...

Coastal areas record a clear process of demographic concentration. This process is of great importance in Spanish coastal zones, where cities and agglomerations develop the majority of economic activities. Moreover, the coastal zone is the region where vulnerable coastal-marine ecosystems are located. The Bay of Cadiz is a clear example of this dev...

Climate change and biodiversity loss are two of the greatest challenges of the 21st century. To date, actions proposed by the international community to address these problems have largely been conducted in a piecemeal fashion. Conservation biologists advocate for low-intensity management in temperate protected areas to maintain and restore biodive...

RESUMEN. Las áreas litorales de América Latina y Caribe (ALC) se encuentran cada vez más afectadas por los asentamientos humanos. La expansión urbana conlleva un im-portante cambio en los usos del suelo, especialmente sobre el litoral. La presente investigación analiza este proceso desde un punto de vista cualitativo y cuantitativo. Se estudia la e...

La investigación llevada a cabo está orientada a cuantificar la importancia de las ciudades costeras en el mundo. Se ha realizado un detallado análisis de todas las ciudades del mundo con más de 100.000 habitantes, desde 1945 a la actualidad. Se han diferenciado aquellas que pueden considerarse costeras de otras situadas más al interior. Para ello,...

This paper shows the study and analysis of different interesting aspects for integrated coastal zone management in Spain. These aspects have relationship among them. Firstly, some main concepts are analysed and defined. This is because the Estate and Regional Administrations responsibilities use these concepts with different accuracy. Afterward, di...

Coastal areas around the world are highly affected by human settlements, due to economic activities and land-use changes. Population growth has increased pressure on coastal and marine ecosystems, leading to their degradation, loss of ecosystem services, and human wellbeing. The main objective on this work is to study the main impacts of coastal de...