This Working Group is coordinated and conducted by the Regional Council of Reunion Island, the Prefecture of the Region of Réunion and the University of La Réunion.
GOALS:
- Anticipation of risks and threats on sustainability (ecosystem-society interactions) and conflicts of use between different activities
- Identification of priority areas for economic development and ecosystem protection
- Propositions of multy-activity related spatial zoning with territorial and resources management stakeholders
- Negotiations in a sustainable way of economic development strategies for coastal and marine areas
METHODS:
- Geographical Information System / Infrastructure of Spatial Data
- Spatial analysis
- Surveys of public policy makers, sea users and scientists
- Workshops
- Use of a collaborative, maritime spatial zoning tool (SeaSketch)
EXPECTED RESULTS:
- Study on the interactions between different activities through maritime environment, evaluating the possibilities of risks and conflicts of use
- Inventory on the intervention possibilities and procedures against risks and threats on marine and coastal environment
- Establishment of a strategy for attribution of new exploitation zones and pilot sites (renewable energies…)
- Application of a sustainable and efficient monitoring system on natural risks (synergies with the RENOVRISK project)