Strong sustainability in coastal areas: a conceptual interpretation of SDG 14

Sustainability Science
Barbara NeumannRichard Kenchington

Abstract

Humans derive many tangible and intangible benefits from coastal areas, providing essential components for social and economic development especially of less developed coastal states and island states. At the same time, growing human and environmental pressures in coastal areas have significant impacts on coastal systems, requiring urgent attention in many coastal areas globally. Sustainable development goal (SDG) 14 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (henceforth the 2030 Agenda) aims for conservation and sustainable use of the oceans, seas, and marine resources, explicitly considering coastal areas in two of its targets (14.2 and 14.5). These promote, as we argue in this article, a strong sustainability concept by addressing protection, conservation, and management of coastal ecosystems and resources. The 2030 Agenda adopts the so-called "three-pillar-model" but does not specify how to balance the economic, social, and environmental dimensions in cases of trade-offs or conflicts. By analysing SDG 14 for the underlying sustainability concept, we derive decisive arguments for a strong sustainability concept and for the integration of constraint functions to avoid depletion of natural capital of coastal areas beyond s...Continue Reading

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Aug 19, 2020·Nature Ecology & Evolution·Jan-Gunnar WintherSandra Whitehouse
Dec 5, 2018·Marine Pollution Bulletin·Richard Kenchington
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Dec 27, 2021·The Science of the Total Environment·Miguel InácioPaulo Pereira
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