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Activity-footprints, pressures-footprints and effects-footprints – Walking the pathway to determining and managing human impacts in the sea

Elliott, Michael; Borja, Angel; Cormier, Roland

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Professor Mike Elliott Mike.Elliott@hull.ac.uk
Emeritus Professor of Estuarine and Coastal Sciences/ Research Professor, Institute of Estuarine and Coastal Studies

Angel Borja

Roland Cormier



Abstract

Determining the overall effects of human activities on the estuaries, seas and coasts, as a precursor to marine management, requires quantifying three aspects. These are: (a) the area in which the human activities take place, (b) the area covered by the pressures generated by the activities on the prevailing habitats and species, in which pressures are defined as the mechanisms of change, and (c) the area over which any adverse effects occur. These features can be respectively termed the activities-footprints, the pressures-footprints and the effects-footprints. The latter in turn incorporates both the effects on the natural system and the effects on ecosystem services from which society extracts goods and benefits. This viewpoint article explains the rationale behind this typology and proposes definitions for each of these three types of footprints.

Citation

Elliott, M., Borja, A., & Cormier, R. (2020). Activity-footprints, pressures-footprints and effects-footprints – Walking the pathway to determining and managing human impacts in the sea. Marine pollution bulletin, 155, Article 111201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111201

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Apr 18, 2020
Online Publication Date Apr 25, 2020
Publication Date 2020-06
Deposit Date May 27, 2022
Journal Marine Pollution Bulletin
Print ISSN 0025-326X
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 155
Article Number 111201
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111201
Keywords Human impacts; DAPSI(W)R(M); Exogenic pressures; Endogenic pressures; Marine management; Marine governance
Public URL https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/3641202