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 is true? ‘CATWOE analysis’ can be used…

To map stakeholders that might be affected by an issue
To describe the cause-and-effect chain of a problem
To model socio-ecological systems
To brainstorm and broaden ones thinking and perspective about a particular problem
For business problems
To gain a broader understanding of a problem

Question 2

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

ICZM uses the informed participation and co-operation of all stakeholders to assess the societal goals in a given coastal area
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
ICZM seeks to balance environmental, economic, social, cultural and recreational objectives
‘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
Sectoral management approaches can be beneficial for efficient use of resources, the utilization of opportunities towards a more sustainable coastal development
‘Ecosystem based approach’ describes an approach that respects the limits of natural resources and ecosystems

Question 3

Which of the following statements about ‘European Union Environmental Policy’ is correct?

The EU Floods Directive focuses on the assessment and management of flood risks
The EU Bathing Water Directive (BWD) defines the monitoring and classification of bathing water quality and the provision of information to the public
The EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) (adopted in 2008) regulates shipping and aims to reduce emissions from ships in Europe
The Habitats and Birds Directives – Natura 2000 (adopted in 1992) aims to protect more effectively the marine environment across Europe and wants to achieve a ‘Good Environmental Status’ (GES) in the sea
The EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) (adopted in 2000) aims to protect more effectively the marine environment across Europe
EU Biodiversity Strategy aims to halt the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services in the EU and to help stopping global biodiversity loss

Question 4

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

Installation of the administrative structure to ensures horizontal and vertical integration of management
Define administrative and virtual system boundaries
Ensure the involvement of all relevant institutions and stakeholders
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

Question 5

Which of the following facts with respect to ‘Definitions’ is true?

The Coastline is the line that forms the boundary between the coast and the shore
In the United States of America, the coastal zone is defined seawards up to the continental shelf edge
Territorial waters extend at most 12 nautical miles from the baseline of a coastal state
Coastal seas in Europe are the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea, The Caspian Sea, the Sea of Okhotsk, the North Sea, and the Baltic Sea
In the European Union, the coastal zone is defined as the zone between shoreline and 3 km inland from the coast
Transitional waters are surface waters in the vicinity of river mouths which are partly saline, but influenced by freshwater flows

Question 6

Which of the following statements about ‘ICZM – Tools & Approaches’ is true? Decision support tools (DSTs)…

Include a wide variety of tools ranging for instance from environmental descriptors to economic and social evaluations
Include tools that are directly applied by authorities to decide on a management option
Are heavily used in practice to support decision making processes
Include quantitative assessment tools with a low level of uncertainty
Are used to support science and policy
Include tools that are applied to support participation processes