In July 2014, the EU adopted the maritime spatial planning directive which came into force in September 2014.

The main research question addressed in this study was: how can the MSP Directive 2014/89/EU contribute to the achievement of the EU's objectives under the European Green Deal and related relevant legislation?

This book focuses on the framework of international law behind MSP and especially on the transboundary aspects of MSP.

This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license Maritime or marine spatial planning has gained increasing prominence as an integrated, common-sense approach to promoting sustainable maritime development.

At international level, UNESCO has called for the use of EBA in maritime spatial plans. This guidance aims to support the work of planners, experts and stakeholders in EU Member States.

This is needed to deal with uncertainty and incorporate various types of change and requires a cost effective and comprehensive monitoring and evaluation plan.

This book presents a better understanding of the fragmented governance of marine governance in Europe and in particular the tension between the Europeanization of regional seas and the regionalization of EU policies.

This book argues for the utility of human rights in the practice of ocean governance.

This book examines how nations and other key participants in the global community address problems requiring collective action.

The authors' didactic approach means this text will be invaluable to undergraduate and postgraduate students of environmental politics, policies and governance in the EU as well as MA programmes with a global focus, including international ...