Marine Spatial Planning. University of Ulster

This course is designed to provide an advanced education in the principles and practice of marine spatial planning. Graduates of the course are expected to have a broad overview of the management of the marine and coastal resources and allied fields of integrated coastal zone management. The award is intended to provide students with an appreciation of the scientific basis underpinning the management of coastal land and water resources and to enable those successfully completing the course to operate at a professional level in the emerging field of marine governance, planning and management. The specific objectives of the course are to develop:

• a thorough understanding of how coasts "work" and inter-relate with the marine environment;
• the ability to identify, synthesise and analyse the multifarious roles of humans in altering coastal systems and exploiting the marine resource in a sustainable way;
• a detailed knowledge of integrated coastal zone management approaches and a sound appreciation of emerging marine planning and management initiatives.