title: A spatially explicit risk approach to support marine spatial planning in the German EEZ.
abstract: An ecosystem approach to marine spatial planning (MSP) promotes sustainable development by organizing human activities in a geo-spatial and temporal context. (1) This study develops and tests a spatially explicit risk assessment to support MSP. Using the German exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the North Sea as a case study area, current and future spatial management scenarios are assessed. (2) Different tools are linked in order to carry out a comprehensive spatial risk assessment of current and future spatial management scenarios for ecologic and economic ecosystem components, i.e. Pleuronectes platessa nursery grounds. With the identification of key inputs and outputs the suitability of each tool is tested. (3) Here, the procedure as well as the main findings of the spatially explicit risk approach are summarised to demonstrate the applicability of the framework and the need for an ecosystem approach to risk management techniques using geo-spatial tools.
authors.affiliation: Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute (TI), Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries, Institute of Sea Fisheries, Palmaille 9, 22767 Hamburg, Germany. Antje.Gimpel@ti.bund.de
authors.forename: Antje
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gimpel
authors.forename: Vanessa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Stelzenmüller
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cormier
authors.forename: Jens
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Floeter
authors.forename: Axel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Temming
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000379:methods*; D017753:Ecosystem; D005398:Fisheries / Q000379:methods*; D005432:Flounder / Q000254:growth & development*; D040362:Geographic Information Systems; D005858:Germany; D009659:North Sea; D018570:Risk Assessment