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 ‘actions and tools’ does not belong to SAF-step ‘System Design’?

Define administrative and virtual system boundaries
List the formal actions necessary for official adoption of the plan or measure
Installation of the administrative structure to ensures horizontal and vertical integration of management
Assess the system state and identify external hazards
Develop a conceptual model and identify Ecological-Social-Economic (ESE) linkages
Ensure the involvement of all relevant institutions and stakeholders

Question 2

Which of the following ‘actions and tools’ belongs to SAF-step ‘Issue Identification’?

Map ecosystem services and stakeholder preferences
Identify potential issues
Identify relevant environmental, social & economic elements
Check if a System Approach Framework is really needed
Map stakeholders and list human activities
Apply a Geographical Information System for a final spatial analysis

Question 3

Which of the following statements about the ‘Ecosystem Services’ (ES) are true?

Direct benefits (e.g. food, raw material) to humans are not considered to be ES
Ecosystem services are important for flora and fauna
ES are defined as the benefits humans obtain from ecosystems
The ES concept has been integrated in all EU coastal and marine policies
ES have to be assessed monetarily
Indirect benefits (e.g. regulation of water supply and quality, nutrient cycling) are not considered to be ES

Question 4

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

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

Question 5

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

A long-term perspective which will take into account the precautionary principle and the needs of present and future generations
Development of a legally binding national strategy to implement the principles for integrated management of the coastal zone in every member state
Involving all the parties concerned in the management process
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

Question 6

Which of the following statements related to the ‘EU Floods Directive’ is correct?

All assessments, maps and plans prepared shall be made available to the public
The Directive requires to assess if water courses and coastlines are at risk from flooding
The Directive asks for a comprehensive economic assessment of costs and benefits of flood protection
Between 1998-2009 Europe suffered 2130 major damaging floods
Flood risk management plans and Water Framework Directive river basin management plans shall be coordinated
The Directive requires to take adequate and coordinated measures to reduce this flood risk