| Science and policy integration for coastal System Assessment | | www.spicosa.eu
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Acronym: SPICOSA
Period: February 2007 till January 2011
Status: Completed
Thesaurus terms: Coastal management; System analysis
Geographical term: Europe [Marine Regions]
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| Institutes (51) |
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- University of the Aegean; Laboratory of Applied Environmental Economics, more, partner
- Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER), more, partner
- Héral, Maurice, partner
- Roy, Daniel, partner
- Bacher, Cédric, partner
- Prou, Jean, partner
- Laugier, Thierry, partner
- Mongruel, Remi, partner
- Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), more, partner
- Italian National Research Council; Institute for Coastal Marine Environment (IAMC), more, partner
- Università Ca’ Foscari di Venezia; Consortium for Coordination of Research Activities concerning the Venice Lagoon System (CORILA), more, partner
- Vlaamse overheid; Beleidsdomein Economie, Wetenschap en Innovatie; Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek (VITO), more, partner
- University College Cork (UCC), more, partner
- University of East Anglia; Centre for Social and Economic Research on the Global Environment (CSERGE), more, partner
- Cardiff University, more, partner
- University of Plymouth (UOP), more, partner
- Stockholm University (SU), more, partner
- Université Libre de Bruxelles; Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management; Centre Emile Bernheim de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Gestion (CEBRIG); Centre d’Etudes Economiques et Sociales de l’Environnement (CEESE), more, partner
- Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), more, partner
- Maritime Institute Gdañsk (IM), more, partner
- Scottish Marine Institute; Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS), more, partner
- SOGREAH - Division Laboratoire Hydraulique de France (LHF), more, partner
- Vrije Universiteit van Amsterdam (VU), more, partner
- University of Gdansk; Faculty of Biology, Geography and Oceanology; Institute of Oceanography (IO-BGO), more, partner
- Institute of Marine Research (IMR), more, partner
- Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research, Warnemünde (IOW), more, partner
- Technical University of Denmark; Danish Institute for Fisheries Research (DIFRES), more, partner
- University of Tartu; Estonian Marine Institute (EMI), more, partner
- Middlesex University; Flood Hazard Research Centre, more, partner
- University of Aarhus; National Environmental Research Institute (NERI), more, partner
- University of Bremen; Centre for Marine Environmental Sciences (MARUM), more
- Bulgarian Academy of Sciences; Institute of Oceanology (IO-Bas), more, partner
- WL | Delft Hydraulics, more, partner
- University of Latvia; Institute of Aquatic Ecology, more, partner
- University of Tromso; Norwegian College of Fisheries Science (NCFS), more, partner
- European Commission Joint Research Center; Institute for Environment and Sustainability, more, partner
- University of Haifa, more, partner
- Envision Management Ltd, more, partner
- University of Sevilla (US), more, partner
- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh), more, partner
- Rijksinstituut voor Kust en Zee (RIKZ), more, partner
- SAGREMARISCO - Viveiros de Marisco, Lda (SAGREMARISCO), more, partner
- Stazione Zoologica 'Anton Dohrn' of Naples (SZN), more, partner
- National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine; Marine Hydrophysical Institute (MHI), more, partner
- University of Southern Denmark (SDU), more, partner
- Université de Bretagne Occidentale; Institut Universitaire Europeen de la Mer (IUEM), more, partner
- Bodo University College, more, partner
- Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University; Sciences Sociales et Humanités; Centre for Economics and Ethics of the Environment and Development (C3ED), more, partner
- Napier University, more, partner
- Kolleg for Management and Formation of Sustainable Development (KMGNE), more, partner
- Deltares, more, partner
- University of Algarve; Centre for Marine and Environmental Research (CIMA), more, partner
- Tübitak Marmara Research Center, more, partner
- Universiteit Utrecht; Faculteit Geowetenschappen; Departement Fysische Geografie; PCRaster, more, partner
- Disy Informationssysteme GmbH, more, partner
- The Coastal Union (EUCC), more, partner
- University College Cork (UCC), more, partner
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| Abstract |
| The overall objective of SPICOSA is to develop a self-evolving, holistic research approach for integrated assessment of Coastal Systems so that the best available scientific knowledge can be mobilized to support deliberative and decision-making processes aimed at improving the sustainability of Coastal Systems by implementing Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) policies. Based on a system approach, a multidisciplinary assessment framework will be developed with a balanced consideration of the Ecological, Social and Economic sectors (ESE) of Coastal Systems. This System Approach Framework (SAF) will be used to explore the dynamics of Coastal-Zone Systems and potential consequences of alternative policy scenarios. Achieving this objective will require a restructuring of the science needed to understand the interactions between complex natural and social systems at different spatial and temporal scales including the overall economic evaluation of alternative policies. Furthermore, SPICOSA will contribute to a more integrated science-policy interface, i.e. specifically by developing and testing deliberation support tools for the transfer scientific products to policy decision-makers, stakeholders, and end-users. The SAF and its tools will be implemented in eighteen coastal Study Site Applications, which range from Norway to Portugal to Turkey and to Romania, A SAF Portfolio consisting of generic assessment methodologies, specific tools, models, and new knowledge useful for ICZM, will be produced in a manner that is user-friendly and updateable for future CZ researchers and professionals. In addition, SPICOSA will generate new curricula, training modules, and training opportunities for academics and professionals involved in Sustainability Science and ICZM implementation. |
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