Integrating management tools and concepts to develop an estuarine planning support system: A case study of the Humber Estuary, Eastern England

Lonsdale, Jemma-Anne; Weston, Keith; Barnard, Steve; Boyes, Suzanne J.; Elliott, Michael

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.08.017

Integrating management tools and concepts to develop an estuarine planning support system: A case study of the Humber Estuary, Eastern England

Lonsdale, Jemma-Anne; Weston, Keith; Barnard, Steve; Boyes, Suzanne J.; Elliott, Michael

Authors

Jemma-Anne Lonsdale

Keith Weston

Steve Barnard

Suzanne J. Boyes

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

Abstract

© 2015. Estuaries are important because of their multiple uses and users which often makes them challenging to manage since management must strike a balance between the needs of users, the estuaries' ecological and economic value and the context of multiple legislative drivers. To facilitate management we have therefore developed an Estuarine Planning Support System (EPSS) framework using the Humber Estuary, Eastern England, as a case study which integrates the current legislation tools and concepts. This integrated EPSS framework is an improvement on previous approaches for assessing cumulative impacts as it takes into account legislative drivers, management tools and other mechanisms for controlling plans/projects specific to the estuary. It therefore enables managers and users to assess and address both the current state and the way in which a new industrial, port or urban development could impact an estuary in an accessible and understandable framework.

Citation

Lonsdale, J.-A., Weston, K., Barnard, S., Boyes, S. J., & Elliott, M. (2015). Integrating management tools and concepts to develop an estuarine planning support system: A case study of the Humber Estuary, Eastern England. Marine pollution bulletin, 100(1), 393-405. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.08.017

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Aug 2, 2015
Online Publication Date	Sep 3, 2015
Publication Date	Nov 15, 2015
Deposit Date	Dec 9, 2015
Publicly Available Date	Nov 23, 2017
Journal	Marine pollution bulletin
Print ISSN	0025-326X
Publisher	Elsevier
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	100
Issue	1
Pages	393-405
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.08.017
Keywords	Ecosystem goods and services; Estuarine Planning Framework; Estuary; Humber
Public URL	https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/382315
Publisher URL	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X15005214
Additional Information	Authors' accepted manuscript of article published in: Marine pollution bulletin, 2015, v.100 issue 1.
Contract Date	Nov 23, 2017