MaRS - Sustainable Marine Spatial Planning in action from The Crown Estate
The Crown Estate recognises that a strategic and proactive management approach will facilitate the equitable and sustainable use of the marine environment.
MaRS (Marine Resource System) has been developed to increase The Crown Estate's expertise in the management of this key national asset and to ensure the multiple demands on this resource are managed in a responsible manner.
Through improved management of the increasingly complex interactions between competing development activities, environmental considerations, legislative compliance and stakeholder demands, The Crown Estate aims to maximise the value and sustainable benefit of our marine asset for the benefit of the UK taxpayer.
MaRS is a decision-support tool which interrogates third party data sets using GIS technology to identify potential areas for sectoral development. The tool produces three key outputs: site suitability for potential business activity, the sustainability value of that activity and financial analysis of the potential revenue to the business which will enable long term informed decision-making for marine development.
For more information visit http://www.thecrownestate.co.uk/mars
or contact: Peter Lawrence Peter.lawrence@thecrownestate.co.uk
telephone: 020 7851 5251
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