The performance of marine spatial planning in coordinating offshore wind energy with other sea-uses:The case of the Dutch North Sea

Governments are searching for institutional designs that enable coordination of sea-uses in a more systematic and integrated manner. Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) is presented as such an approach for improved coordination. However, existing literature is increasingly doubting the ability of MSP to accomplish this, particularly regarding offshore wind farms (OWF). Therefore, this paper evaluates how six key principles of MSP perform in coordinating OWF vis-a-vis other spatial claims in the Dutch North Sea. Where existing literature focuses on the conformance of material outcomes to stated objec... Mehr ...