Publications

Stakeholder Participation in Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning

January 2011 - by Morgan Gopnik, Clare Fieseler, and Larry Crowder

Beginning in July 2009, the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, in collaboration with Duke’s Center for Marine Conservation and the Meridian Institute, convened a series of meetings to discuss coastal and marine spatial planning (CMSP) with a variety of ocean stakeholders. Four of the meetings included only representatives from ocean industries, two included only environmental nongovernmental organizations (ENGOs), and the final two meetings included stakeholders from all constituencies. The purpose of the meetings was to share perspectives, discover areas of agreement, and identify potential conflicts; no attempt was made to reach consensus among the participants. To supplement discussions at the meetings, the Nicholas Institute also conducted in-depth phone interviews and administered a web-based survey for the meetings’ participants.

Rethinking the Funding and Management of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway: Policy Lab 1 Executive Summary

November 2010 - by Linwood Pendleton

On July 28 and 29, 2010, the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions at Duke University hosted a policy lab in Washington, D.C., to bring together professionals from different sectors and representatives of different states in the South Atlantic region to discuss the history of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AIWW) and its uses, identify management challenges, and develop innovative solutions to these challenges. Participants were encouraged to think of creative new policy alternatives to effectively manage and fund the AIWW. This document highlights the most important topics of discussion.

Principles for Marine Spatial Planning: Outcomes of the Ocean Industries MSP Policy Labs

November 2009 - by Laura Cantral, Larry Crowder, Morgan Gopnik, Linwood Pendleton