Fig. 2: Considerations of marine space (scale, context, spatial pattern, ecological processes, and connectivity) and place (sense of place, social-ecological systems, multiple ways of knowing, and social knowledge) are connected through interactions and feedback loops between people and the seascape.
From: Integrating the multiple perspectives of people and nature in place-based marine spatial planning
Collective knowledge about the system can be obtained from a confluence of Western cognition, technological advances, indigenous science, and local knowledge through multiple ways of knowing and doing. The steps noted here refer to those of UNESCO’s step-by-step MSP guide26.
