Blue Economy in Cities and Regions : A Territorial Approach / OECD.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, author, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marine resources--Management.

Marine resources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (125 pages)

Place of Publication:

Paris : OECD Publishing, 2024.

Summary:

The blue economy is a major driver of urban and regional development, creating millions of local jobs in water-dependent sectors such as fisheries, tourism, and shipping. However, it can also contribute to carbon emissions and ecosystem degradation, while its reliance on freshwater, coastal and marine ecosystems exposes it to the impacts of climate change. As the places where the blue economy takes place, creates value and provides jobs, cities and regions play a key role in unlocking the potential of a resilient blue economy that preserves the ecosystems that sustain it. Building on a global survey of 80+ cities, regions and basins, this report highlights the costs and benefits of the blue economy at subnational level, shedding light on the link between the blue economy and water security. This analysis provides an overview of the multi-level governance of the blue economy and related gaps. It calls on cities and regions to develop resilient, inclusive, sustainable and circular (RISC-proof) blue economies by establishing the right governance conditions related to policy making, policy coherence and policy implementation. The report concludes with a RISC Assessment Framework that offers a self-evaluation tool for subnational governments.

Contents:

Preface

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations and acronyms

Executive summary

1 The benefits and costs of the blue economy at the territorial level

Defining the blue economy

Socio-economic benefits of the blue economy

Non-market benefits of the blue economy

Costs of unsustainable blue economies

Costs of environmental and socio-economic risks for blue economies

References

Notes

2 Multi-level governance of the blue economy: The state of play and challenges

Who does what for the blue economy across levels of government

Blue economy strategies across levels of government

The enabling environment for the blue economy at the subnational level

Main challenges and future priorities for the blue economy at the subnational level

3 Towards resilient, inclusive, sustainable and circular blue economies in cities and

regions

A framework for resilient, inclusive, sustainable and circular (RISC-proof) blue economies in

cities and regions

The enabling conditions for RISC-proof blue economies in cities and regions

4 An Assessment Framework for resilient, inclusive, sustainable and circular (RISC-proof) blue economies in cities and regions

Methodology

Part 1. Assessment of the resilience, inclusiveness, sustainability and circularity of the blue economy at subnational level

Part 2. Assessment of the implementation of the enabling conditions for a RISC-proof blue economy at the subnational level

Part 3. "Whole of water" checklist for the blue economy

Annex A. List of respondents to the OECD Global Survey on Localising the Blue

Economy.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9789264791053