Transboundary management of a common sea in the Gulf of Venice : opportunities from maritime spatial planning in Italy and Slovenia

Čok, Gregor (avtor), Bocci, Martina (avtor), Carella, Fabio (avtor), Ramieri, Emiliano (avtor), Plazar Mlakar, Manca (avtor)

Italy and Slovenia have recently adopted their first Maritime Spatial Plans (MSP). These plans belong to a new generation of spatial planning acts that introduce numerous innovations. This article presents the differences and similarities between the Italian and Slovenian MSP. The aim is to determine how a new planning approach can support joint spatial development and management in a transboundary perspective with particular reference to the cross-border area of the Gulf of Venice. Descriptive and comparative scientific methods were applied in the study. We analysed the structure of both plans and the content of the individual planning instruments and tools for three key sectors: Fisheries, Maritime Transport and Nature Conservation. We found that both plans offer new opportunities for transboundary spatial coordination and planning, while the process of preparing the plans themselves is particularly important. Both plans provide instruments to address transboundary environmental impacts, spatial development and sectoral management regimes. The implementation tools include provisions on the spatial, temporal and technical conditions for carrying out a particular activity at sea. The Italian plan adopts a strategic approach that offers possibilities for intersectoral and cross-border planning coordination. The Slovenian plan is more detailed and binding. Regardless of individual differences, the adoption of both plans represents a major step towards achieving the common goals of sustainable spatial development in the shared marine area of the Gulf of Venice.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: maritime spatial planning, Adriatic Sea, Gulf of Venice, Italian MSP, Slovenian MSP, transboundary management, nature conservation, maritime transport, fisheries
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: FGG - Fakulteta za gradbeništvo in geodezijo
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2025
• Št. strani: 28 str.
• Številčenje: Vol. 17, issue 19 , art. 2812
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-174165
• UDK: 341.225.5:349.414(262.3)
• ISSN pri članku: 2073-4441
• DOI: 10.3390/w17192812
• COBISS.SI-ID: 250782467
• Datum objave v RUL: 29.09.2025

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.sl
• Opis: To je standardna licenca Creative Commons, ki daje uporabnikom največ možnosti za nadaljnjo uporabo dela, pri čemer morajo navesti avtorja.

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: pomorsko prostorsko načrtovanje, Jadransko morje, Beneški zaliv, italijanski pomorski prostorski plan, slovenski pomorski prostorski plan, čezmejno upravljanje morja, varstvo narave, pomorski promet, ribištvo

Projekti

• Financer: ARIS - Javna agencija za znanstvenoraziskovalno in inovacijsko dejavnost Republike Slovenije
• Številka projekta: P2-0227-2018
• Naslov: Geoinformacijska infrastruktura in trajnostni prostorski razvoj Slovenije

• Financer: Drugi - Drug financer ali več financerjev
• Program financ.: European Maritime
• Številka projekta: 887390-MSPMED-EMFF-MSP-2019
• Naslov: Towards the operational implementation of MSP in our common Mediterranean Sea
• Akronim: MSP-MED