caa a22 4500 467898014 CHVBK 20180406152809.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170328e20060301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10708-006-0004-2 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10708-006-0004-2 The impact of the Habitats Directive on European port operations and management [Elektronische Daten] [Timothy Stojanovic, Hugh Ormerod Smith, Christopher Wooldridge] Thirteen years since the EU Habitats Directive (1992/43/EEC) became a binding legal agreement, this paper considers the implementation of this important European environmental legislation as it applies to the coastal activities of seaports and harbours. The paper examines the relationship between environmental legislation and ports policy, and seeks to provide a comprehensive assessment of the policy and science that has been developed in relation to protected areas and port management. The paper reports the results of a survey of European port professionals, and their perception of the successes and challenges of the management regimes that have been established, as well as their opinions on how these have influenced the management within ports. The paper also provides a detailed examination of the scientific and technical developments with particular regard to dredging and habitat management in European ports. Key research gaps are identified, including: practical approaches to licensing procedures; lack of baseline information, especially with regard to in-combination effects; the efficacy of techniques for mitigating the impacts of dredging; and greater understanding on how more resilient models for collaborative action can be developed. The paper will be of use to environmental planners, scientists, regulators, conservationists, and port managers, as they consider how to apply science and management to the sustainable development and environmental protection of coastal areas. Springer, 2006 conservation nationallicence dredging nationallicence environmental legislation nationallicence habitat management nationallicence SeaPorts coastal management nationallicence Stojanovic Timothy School of Earth, Ocean and Planetary Science, Cardiff University, Main Building Park Place, CF10 3YP, Cardiff, United Kingdom aut Ormerod Smith Hugh School of Earth, Ocean and Planetary Science, Cardiff University, Main Building Park Place, CF10 3YP, Cardiff, United Kingdom aut Wooldridge Christopher School of Earth, Ocean and Planetary Science, Cardiff University, Main Building Park Place, CF10 3YP, Cardiff, United Kingdom aut GeoJournal Kluwer Academic Publishers 65/3(2006-03-01), 165-176 0343-2521 65:3<165 2006 65 10708 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-006-0004-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-006-0004-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Stojanovic Timothy School of Earth, Ocean and Planetary Science, Cardiff University, Main Building Park Place, CF10 3YP, Cardiff, United Kingdom aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ormerod Smith Hugh School of Earth, Ocean and Planetary Science, Cardiff University, Main Building Park Place, CF10 3YP, Cardiff, United Kingdom aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Wooldridge Christopher School of Earth, Ocean and Planetary Science, Cardiff University, Main Building Park Place, CF10 3YP, Cardiff, United Kingdom aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- GeoJournal Kluwer Academic Publishers 65/3(2006-03-01), 165-176 0343-2521 65:3<165 2006 65 10708 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer