title: Participation in ICZM initiatives: critical aspects and lessons learnt from the Mediterranean and Black Sea experiences.
abstract: Public participation is recognized as a necessary tool to ensure a successful implementation of Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) strategies and plans. This paper, based on the experiences carried out in the Mediterranean and in the Black Sea within the EU FP7 project PEGASO, presents some critical aspects and lessons learnt regarding participation in ICZM projects. The research shows that data availability, the complexity of data interpretation, an inadequate legal and cultural framework and the difficulties in promoting integration of all the components of coastal management within short term projects are all elements that if not properly considered since the beginning of the participatory process may hinder public participation effectiveness. Moreover the definition of the spatial scale of coastal phenomenon as well as the discrepancy between the local scale of coastal governance and the complex multi-scale nature of coastal systems remain highly critical aspects to be addressed.
authors: Ca' Foscari University, Department of Economics, Cannaregio 873, 30121 Venice, Italy. Electronic address: soriani@unive.it.
authors: Stefano
authors: S
authors: Soriani
authors: Ca' Foscari University, Department of Economics, Cannaregio 873, 30121 Venice, Italy. Electronic address: fabrizia.buono@gmail.com.
authors: Fabrizia
authors: F
authors: Buono
authors: Ca' Foscari University, Department of Economics, Cannaregio 873, 30121 Venice, Italy. Electronic address: marco.tonino@unive.it.
authors: Marco
authors: M
authors: Tonino
authors: Ca' Foscari University, Department of Economics, Cannaregio 873, 30121 Venice, Italy. Electronic address: monicacamuffo@gmail.com.
authors: Monica
authors: M
authors: Camuffo
mesh_terms: D059038:Black Sea; D003256:Community Participation; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008522:Mediterranean Sea; D012383:Romania; D014421:Turkey
keywords: Effectiveness; ICZM; Participation; Stakeholders