Abstract
The conservation and sustainable use of oceans, seas and marine resources has been declared by the United Nations as one of 17 priority Sustainable Development Goals. At present, most of the maritime states are striving to improve the efficiency of their use of marine resources, including sea space. In particular, the European Union is implementing a number of projects related to the implementation of marine spatial planning (MSP) tools. The Baltic Sea is considered as a pilot region, where a pan-Baltic coordinated MSP plan has been developed to provide for sustainable development and blue growth in the marine and coastal economy. The Russian Federation is one of the Baltic countries, but the MSP procedure at the state level does not have institutional and regulatory support, which requires the elimination of gaps and additional development of the maritime management system. The laws of the organization and development of the general theory of management are used in this study. An Integrated Management Model for sustainable marine and coastal use is proposed as a tool for ensuring blue growth, including four interrelated elements (specific management functions), namely “Integrated Coastal Zone Management”, “Marine Spatial Planning”, “Management of Marine Macroregion” and “Ocean Governance”. Their functional content and interaction mechanisms are discussed in order to implement an integral approach to marine use. The vertical structure of the proposed integral model includes three levels corresponding to the federal and regional levels of government and the level of municipal self-governance. The use of the integral model should help accelerate the process of introducing and using MSP instruments in the process of strategic planning in the socio-economic development of the Russian coastal territories.
Highlights
Introduction iationsThe marine environment is the largest ecosystem in the world; it stabilizes the climate and supports life on Earth and human well-being
This paper aims to identify the role of maritime management and a need for implementing the integrated maritime management system in Russia by reviewing the experience of integrated approaches to maritime management both in the country and abroad, focusing on the Baltic Sea Region
The main vector of improvement of the maritime management system aimed at sustainable development of marine and coastal activities should be the transition from strategic planning to strategic management
Summary
Introduction iationsThe marine environment is the largest ecosystem in the world; it stabilizes the climate and supports life on Earth and human well-being. Ocean degradation with the attendant changes and losses in the structure, function and resulting benefits of marine systems has been observed. In this regard, adaptation strategies and science-informed policies responding to global change are urgently needed [1]. The earliest elimination of barriers to the introduction of MSP will accelerate the transition to an integrated maritime management model and give a finished look to its structure. An integral model can become an effective tool for sustainable development of the coastal–marine economy and maritime activities in Russia in general, as well as for harmonization of the interests of stakeholders, introduction of energy and resource-saving technologies, and other elements of the blue economy. In all cases, the rational placement of large technological objects such as power generating polygons will require the development of methods of spatial planning and strategic assessment of the environmental impacts
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