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’ belongs to SAF-step ‘Monitoring & Evaluation’?

Evaluate the need to re-iterate the Systems Approach Framework
Apply the indicator-based Sustainability Assessment Tool
Assess if the objectives were reached
Apply the Ecosystem Service Assessment Tool
Evaluate the social organization in the coastal zone
Assess the limitations of the current sectoral approach

Question 2

Which of the following ‘actions and tools’ does not belong to SAF-step ‘System Design’?

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

Question 3

Which of the following statements about Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) is true?

ICZM seeks to balance environmental, economic, social, cultural and recreational objectives
Sectoral management approaches can be beneficial for efficient use of resources, the utilization of opportunities towards a more sustainable coastal development
ICZM uses the informed participation and co-operation of all stakeholders to assess the societal goals in a given coastal area
Integrated Coastal Area Management (ICAM) is a complementary approach focusing on land-based activities
‘Integrated’ in ICZM refers to the integration of different objectives and also to the integration of several instruments that are needed to meet these objectives
In the EU, Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) is defined as a dynamic, multi-disciplinary and iterative process to promote sustainable management of coastal zones

Question 4

Which of the following statements about ICZM in Regional Seas is true?

The EU initiated a systematic description of 350 coastal management case studies from all over Europe, compiled in a joint database
In 2016, the Recommendations ‘Generating Information and Knowledge about the Coastal Zone’ were adopted for the Arctic Region
Since the EU is not a contracting party to the Bucharest Convention covering the Black Sea, a strategic action plan related to ICZM has not been adopted yet
In 1996 VASAB (Visions and Strategies around the Baltic Sea) already adopted ‘Common Recommendations for Spatial Planning of the Coastal Zone in the Baltic Sea Region’
In 2012, the North Sea Region adopted the strategy ‘Promoting ICZM Activity within the Member States’
In the Baltic Sea Region a Recommendation on the ‘Protection of the Coastal Strip’ was adopted already in 1994

Question 5

Which of the following statements about ‘State of ICZM (in Europe)’ is true?

The Barcelona Convention with its Protocol on ICZM re-vitalized ICZM in Europe and caused the implementation of several national and regional ICZM plans
During recent years, ICZM largely vanished from the national and European political agenda
The EC-Directive on ‘establishing a framework for maritime spatial planning’ of 2014 includes major ICZM elements
Major ideas of ICZM are widely accepted and aspects are included in most recent strategic and policy documents and directives
To strengthen ICZM, a guided, systematic, stepwise, user-friendly approach is necessary
The problems in our coastal zones are largely solved and the competition for space is successfully addressed by maritime spatial planning

Question 6

Which of the following statements is true? ‘CATWOE analysis’ can be used…

To explore functional relationships between stakeholders that are affected by a particular problem
To model socio-ecological systems
To describe the cause-and-effect chain of a problem
To gain a broader understanding of a problem
To map stakeholders that might be affected by an issue
For solving conflicts between stakeholder groups