MSP for port areas – To what extent should we interfere with governance of ports’ waters? Case study of Polish seaports

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ID21520118
AuthorsErnest Czermański (0000-0002-2114-8093, University of Gdańsk, corresponding author), Magdalena Matczak (0000-0003-4543-9773, Gdynia Maritime University), Aneta Oniszczuk-Jastrząbek (0009-0005-9525-5974, University of Gdańsk), Karolina Krośnicka (0000-0002-7844-8572, Gdańsk University of Technology), Joanna Witkowska (0000-0002-0097-7597, Gdynia Maritime University)
Year2024
Volume160
Pages105985
Publication date2024-02-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMarine Policy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0308-597X • E-ISSN: 1872-9460
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.marpol.2023.105985
OpenAlexW4389985115
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited16

The EU MSP Directive imposed the requirement to develop plans for all water areas under the jurisdiction of an EU country by the end of March 2021. Poland is the only country in the Baltic Sea Region whose maritime administration has decided to elaborate detailed maritime spatial plans for port waters. The aim of the paper is to draw conclusions from the work carried out so far on the MSP for Polish port water areas. For this purpose, the drafts of the first ever plans for port areas, constituting Poland’s internal marine waters, were considered. The authors analysed planning efforts concerning Polish port water areas in two stages, quantitative and qualitative. The subjects of the analysis were the draft spatial maritime plans, prepared or in preparation, for three selected ports – Gdańsk, Szczecin and Elbląg. These study cases were chosen to represent the best variety of approaches (they were elaborated by different planning companies, having very different planning backgrounds) and were the basis for evaluating the solutions proposed in the draft plans in terms of possible interpretations of the plan’s provisions. The paper raises such questions as: What kind of functions (uses) occur while elaborating the maritime spatial plan of the port’s waters?; How are the functions distinguished within the ports’ plans interpreted by planers originating from different environments and having different types of planning experience?; How could the process of maritime spatial planning for port waters be coordinated between port authorities, maritime administration, and municipal authorities

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