About this Research Topic
Marine sustainable development is a topic that has gained much attention given the multiple competing uses in marine spaces and transboundary issues of marine use, in addition to the emergence of new industries. While rich literature is being developed to help scope the Blue Economy broadly, there is a relative paucity of literature from the existing and emerging Blue Economy plans around the world. That is, there is much to learn from the early planning and implementation of Blue Economy strategies from specific countries and regions where broad theories and frameworks are tested and adapted. This Research Topic will catalyse greater attention to studying Blue Economy through the lens of national contexts.
This Research Topic seeks input from Original Research, Methods, Policy and Practice Reviews, Perspectives, Community Case Studies, Policy Briefs, and Brief Research Reports, focusing on issues of Blue Economies from regions and nations with emerging or established Blue Economy plans and strategies. Research themes can be around:
• Issues of development planning
• Environmental impact assessment
• Marine spatial planning and multi-criteria decision-making
• Marine conservation
• Coastal communities
• Fisheries and aquaculture
• Offshore energy
• Marine tourism
• Or other topics relevant to national and regional Blue Economy plans.
Keywords: Blue Economy; Sustainable Development; National Policy; Fisheries; Aquaculture; Offshore Energy: Tourism; Marine Conservation
Important Note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.