The ocean of tomorrow : investment assessment of multi-use offshore platforms : methodology and applications. Volume 1 /

• Other Authors: Koundouri, Phoebe, 1974-
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer, 2017.
• Series: Environment & policy ; v. 56.
• Subjects: Offshore structures.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9783319557724; 9783319557700
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

This book develops and applies an integrated socio-economic assessment of multi-use offshore platforms in European marine locations. The sites assessed regard infrastructures in the North Sea, the Baltic Sea, the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic coast. The assessment uses the results from the natu...

Table of Contents:

• Dedication; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Contributors; Abbreviations; Chapter 1: Introduction to the MERMAID Project; References; Part I: Socio-economic Assessment of Multi-use Offshore Platforms; Chapter 2: Methodology for Integrated Socio-economic Assessment of Multi-use Offshore Platforms; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Scoping the Assessment; 2.2.1 Key Impacts of MUOPs; 2.2.2 Impacts on Environment and Ecosystem Services; 2.2.3 Extent of Appropriate Information for Undertaking the Assessment; 2.3 Profiling Baseline Conditions and Characterization of Production and Demand of MUOPs.
• 2.3.1 Description of Case Studies and Socio-economic Characterization2.3.2 Production and Demand Structures of the Proposed MUOPs; 2.3.2.1 Identification of Private/Financial Costs of Suggested MUOPs; 2.3.2.2 Identification of the Social and Environmental Costs of Suggested MUOPs; 2.3.2.3 Demand-Side Analysis of Potential Production of Goods and Services of Proposed MUOPs; 2.4 Data Availability and Approaches for Socio-economic Impact Assessment of MUOPs; 2.5 Methods for the Quantification of the Costs and the Benefits; 2.5.1 A Maximum Data Approach for Socio-economic Impact Assessment.
• 2.5.2 Cost-Effectiveness Analysis (CEA)2.5.3 Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA); 2.5.4 Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA); 2.5.5 A Limited Data Approach for Socio-economic Impact Assessment; 2.6 Risk Analysis Approach; 2.7 Life Cycle Assessment of Multi-use Offshore Platforms; 2.8 Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 3: Socio-economic Analysis of a Selected Multi-Ưuse Offshore Site in the Baltic Sea; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The Case Study in a Socio-economic Context; 3.2.1 Demographics and Economic Activities; 3.2.2 Stakeholders; 3.2.3 Institutional and Policy Framework.
• 3.2.3.1 Policies Related to Offshore Wind Energy3.2.3.2 Policies Related to Fish Farming; 3.2.3.3 Policies Related to Environmental Concerns; 3.3 Monetization of Environmental Impact; 3.3.1 Impact on Ecosystem Services; 3.3.2 Impact on CO2 Emissions; 3.4 Financial and Economic Assessment; 3.5 Social Cost-Benefit Analysis; 3.6 Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 4: Socio-economic Analysis of a Selected Multi-Ưuse Offshore Site in the North Sea; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The Case Study in a Socio-economic Context; 4.2.1 Demographics and Economic Activities; 4.2.2 Stakeholders.
• 4.2.3 Institutional and Policy Framework4.2.3.1 Policies Related to Offshore Wind Energy; 4.2.3.2 Policies Related to Multi-use of Marine Areas; 4.2.4 Controversies and Implementation Obstacles; 4.3 Monetization of Environmental Impact; 4.3.1 Impact on Ecosystem Services; 4.3.2 Impact on CO2 Emissions; 4.4 Financial and Economic Assessment; 4.5 Social Cost-Benefit Analysis; 4.6 Discussion and Recommendations; References; Chapter 5: Socio-economic Assessment of a Selected Multi-use Offshore Site in the Atlantic; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 The Case Study in a Socio-economic Context.