Online Test

This type of multiple choice test will be used in the exam! However, the 'Online Test' does not cover all possible questions! 65% correct answers are needed to pass the test!

Question 1

Which of the following statements about ‘Integrated Coastal Zone Management cycle’ is true?

ICZM approaches developed during the early 2000s are well suitable for practical applications and caused many successful local case studies
The Systems Approach Framework allows a team to develop a management strategy, based on interaction between science, policy and stakeholders
The Systems Approach Framework provides a new stepwise guide to sustainable ICZM
ICZM is a well-defined, stepwise, iterative and linear process
The Ecological-Social-Economic (ESE) Assessment is an alternative approach to the Systems Approach Framework
Systems Approach Framework covers the steps Initiation, Planning, Implementation as well as Monitoring and Evaluation

Question 2

Which of the following statements belong to explicitly mentioned principles in the ‘ICZM Recommendations for Europe (2002)’?

Local specificity and the great diversity of European coastal zones which will make it possible to respond to their practical needs with specific solutions and flexible measures
Regular obligatory reporting to the Commission and an EU ICZM Expert group on the experience
Adaptive management during a gradual process which will facilitate adjustment as problems and knowledge develop
Use of a joint single instrument and law designed to facilitate coherence between planning and management
Involving all the parties concerned in the management process
A long-term perspective which will take into account the precautionary principle and the needs of present and future generations

Question 3

Which of the following steps does not belong to the development and implementation of ‘Maritime Spatial Planning’ (MSP) according to Ehler & Douvere

Organizing stakeholder participation
Adapting the maritime spatial management process
An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the environmental consequences
A Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of the spatial management plan
Monitoring and evaluating performance
Identifying needs and establishing authority

Question 4

Which of the following facts about ‘State of Europe’s Seas’ is true?

Only 7 % of marine species are in an unfavourable conservation status
Almost 70% of the world's known marine mammal species can be found in Europe's regional seas
An increasing sea level (1.7 mm/year) changes the shape of coastlines, contributes to coastal erosion and leads to flooding and more underground salt-water intrusion
Dramatic changes in an ecosystem are called 'ecological regime shifts'
Over 180 species of marine birds are found throughout Europe's seas
Over 650 marine fish species are thought to inhabit European seas

Question 5

Which of the following statements about Sustainable Development and Agenda 21 is true?

One sustainable development goal is that states should conserve at least 40 per cent of their coastal and marine areas
Chapter 17 of the Agenda 21 addresses integrated management and sustainable development of coastal areas, including exclusive economic zones
The regional Baltic 2030 Action Plan wants to realize a common vision of sustainable development in the Baltic
Sustainable development is a development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
The follow-up ‘2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’ was not signed because of differences of opinion and a lack of political commitment
The Agenda 21 addresses the pressing problems of today and also aims at preparing the world for the challenges of the next century

Question 6

For what purpose can the ‘DPSIR/DAPSI(W)RM Framework’ be applied within coastal and marine management?

To calculate cumulative impacts of coastal and marine activities
To conduct a monetary evaluation of ecosystem services
To review coastal and marine management plans
As a basis for generating conceptual models to analyse a problem in more detail
To generate a common understanding of an issue/problem, its causes and consequences
To assess progress towards sustainability