Integrating management tools and concepts to develop an estuarine planning support system: A case study of the Humber Estuary, Eastern England.
Estuaries are important because of their multiple uses and users which often makes them challenging to manage since management must strike a balance between the needs of users, the estuaries' ecological and economic value and the context of multiple legislative drivers. To facilitate management we have therefore developed an Estuarine Planning Support System (EPSS) framework using the Humber Estuary, Eastern England, as a case study which integrates the current legislation tools and concepts. This integrated EPSS framework is an improvement on previous approaches for assessing cumulative impacts as it takes into account legislative drivers, management tools and other mechanisms for controlling plans/projects specific to the estuary. It therefore enables managers and users to assess and address both the current state and the way in which a new industrial, port or urban development could impact an estuary in an accessible and understandable framework.
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Pakefield Road, Lowestoft NR33 0HT, UK; Institute of Estuarine and Coastal Studies, University of Hull, Hull HU6 7RX, UK. Electronic address: jemma.lonsdale@cefas.co.uk.
Jemma-Anne
JA
Lonsdale
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Pakefield Road, Lowestoft NR33 0HT, UK.
Keith
K
Weston
Institute of Estuarine and Coastal Studies, University of Hull, Hull HU6 7RX, UK.
Steve
S
Barnard
Institute of Estuarine and Coastal Studies, University of Hull, Hull HU6 7RX, UK.
Suzanne J
SJ
Boyes
Institute of Estuarine and Coastal Studies, University of Hull, Hull HU6 7RX, UK.
Michael
M
Elliott
D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D003657:Decision Making; D004739:England; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D063366:Estuaries; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical
Ecosystem goods and services; Estuarine Planning Framework; Estuary; Humber