Citation:Twomey, S. and O'Mahony, C. (2019) 'Stakeholder processes in Marine Spatial Planning: Ambitions and realities from the European Atlantic experience', in Zaucha, J. and Gee, K. (eds.) Maritime Spatial Planning: Past, Present, Future. Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 295-325. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-98696-8_13
Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) requires the participation of various stakeholders representing the multiple sectors operating in any given planning area. At a theoretical level, early and effective stakeholder participation is a fundamental aspect of MSP; it is also a legal requirement under a host of international and European instruments. This chapter explores the real-life challenges associated with delivering multi-sector participatory MSP processes. Insights and practical recommendations are drawn from five case studies from Europe's Atlantic sea basin including a research-based civil-society-led transboundary MSP pilot project, and four statutory initiatives from EU Member States on the island of Ireland and the Iberian coast. Various degrees of disconnect are identified between the conceptual underpinnings of MSP theory and the reality of recent stakeholder processes.
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