Online Test

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Question 1

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

Systems Approach Framework covers the steps Initiation, Planning, Implementation as well as Monitoring and Evaluation
ICZM approaches developed during the early 2000s are well suitable for practical applications and caused many successful local case studies
The Systems Approach Framework provides a new stepwise guide to sustainable ICZM
The Ecological-Social-Economic (ESE) Assessment is an alternative approach to the Systems Approach Framework
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 2

Which of the following statements about ‘European Union (EU) Integrated Maritime Policy’ is true?

Goal 14 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is ‘to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources’
EU Integrated Maritime Policy largely replaced single sector-based policy
European Union has taken action for oceans and adopted the EU Integrated Maritime Policy
The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) organises the way humans use the oceans
The Maritime Forum aims to improve communication amongst EU maritime policy stakeholders
Regional seas, such as Baltic Sea, Black Sea or North Sea do not belong to the EU Integrated Maritime Policy cross-cutting policies but instead, have separate sea basin strategies

Question 3

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

To guide stakeholder discussion systematically
To assess progress towards sustainability
To generate a common understanding of an issue/problem, its causes and consequences
To conduct a monetary evaluation of ecosystem services
To map stakeholders
To calculate cumulative impacts of coastal and marine activities

Question 4

Which of the following statements about the ‘EU Water Framework Directive (WFD)’ is correct?

Coastal water define surface waters between coastline and the national sea border
Transitional waters are partly saline surface water bodies in the vicinity of river mouths
The WFD wants to expand the scope of water protection to all waters, surface waters and groundwater
Surface water bodies sub-divide transitional and coastal waters and are the smallest management unit of the WFD
Reference conditions are a description of the biological quality elements at high status
The WFD ensures a water management based on river basins

Question 5

Which of the following statements about climate change and the ‘EU Climate Change Strategy’ is correct?

Ocean surface pH is projected to decrease to values between 4.05 and 3.75 by the end of 21st century, depending on future CO2 emissions levels
Several recent model-based studies and expert assessments have suggested an upper boundary for the global mean sea level rise in the 21st century in the range of 1.5–2.0 m
The ‘EU strategy on adaptation to climate change’ adopted in 2013 aims to make Europe more climate-resilient and to enhance the preparedness to respond to the impacts of climate change
Some water-borne diseases, such as vibriosis infections are likely to increase with increasing sea surface temperatures
Oxygen-depleted zones in the Baltic Sea have increased more than 10-fold since 1900
A first ‘EU strategy on adaptation to climate change’ was adopted already in 1990 and aimed at promoting research on climate change

Question 6

Which of the following facts about ‘Utilization of Europe’s Coasts and Seas’ is true?

It is expected that marine mining will see continued decline because of high costs
Aquaculture production of shellfish in the EU has been decreasing since 2004
Marine aquaculture production is increasing in Europe
Over the past ten years, European Union total fish catches increased steadily
Oil and gas extraction is expected to steadily grow in Europe because of new technologies
The three largest European port operations are Rotterdam, Marseille and Barcelona