Experts in climate change and development planning have called for the adaptation of a participatory spatial planning approach to help address the negative impact of climate change on coastal communit ...

New study identifies ten key components that will promote the development and implementation of sustainable, equitable, climate-smart ocean planning initiatives around the globe. The guidelines come ...

When considering how to use marine spaces and allocate resources to their management, policymakers would do well to take a gender-sensitive approach. So say UC Santa Barbara researchers and their ...

MapSphere develops geospatial software and analytics solutions that help organizations understand and manage spatial complexity. The company focuses on delivering flexible, user-centric platforms that ...

As part of its adaptive management cycle, California is considering proposed changes to its groundbreaking Network of marine protected areas (MPAs) through the California Fish and Game Commission’s ...

Researchers over the years have argued that panchayats in rural areas are often captured by elites, constrained by fi scal limitations, and subjected to excessive bureaucratic oversight (Datta 2003; ...

Slovenia is due to begin a three month public consultation as part of the spatial planning process for proposed JEK2 new nuclear capacity at the Krško nuclear power plant. How JEK2 could look (Image: ...

RIGA - The talks between the responsible ministers and the Latvian Association of Local Governments (LPS) on municipal spatial plans and the development of wind farms on Monday were constructive, but ...

The Local Government Service Association of Physical Planners (LoGSAPP) has expressed strong opposition to proposals to merge Development Planning Units and Physical Planning Departments at the local ...