Looking for safe harbor in a crowded sea: Coastal space use conflict and marine renewable energy development
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2010
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Technological advances in the marine renewable energy industry and increased clarity about the leasing andlicensing process are fostering development proposals in both state and federal waters. The ocean is becoming moreindustrialized and competition among all marine space users is developing (Buck et al. 2004). More spatial competition can lead to conflict between ocean users themselves, and to tensions that spill over to include other stakeholders and the general public (McGrath 2004). Such conflict can wind up in litigation, which is costly and takes agency time and financial resources away from other priorities. As proposals for marine renewable energy developments are evaluated, too often decision-makers lack the tools and information to properly account for the cumulative effects and the tradeoffs associated with alternative human uses of the ocean. This paper highlights the nature of marine space conflicts associated with marine renewable energy literature highlights key issues for the growth of the marine renewable energy sector in the United States. (PDF contains 4 pages)Conference Name
Shifting Shorelines: Adapting to the Future,The 22nd International Conference of The Coastal SocietyConference Location
Wilmington, North CarolinaConference Date
June 13-16, 2010Resource/Dataset Location
http://nsgl.gso.uri.edu/coastalsociety/TCS22/papers/Harte_papers.pdfCollections