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…

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

Question 2

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

To map stakeholders
To guide stakeholder discussion systematically
To generate a common understanding of an issue/problem, its causes and consequences
As a basis for generating conceptual models to analyse a problem in more detail
To assess progress towards sustainability
To review coastal and marine management plans

Question 3

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 applied to support participation processes
Include tools that are directly applied by authorities to decide on a management option
Include quantitative assessment tools with a low level of uncertainty
Are used to support science and policy
Are heavily used in practice to support decision making processes

Question 4

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

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

Question 5

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

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 2012, the North Sea Region adopted the strategy ‘Promoting ICZM Activity within the Member States’
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 the Mediterranean, the ‘Protocol on Integrated Coastal Zone Management in the Mediterranean’, is the first supra-national (Europe, Africa and Asia), legally-binding ICZM agreement
In 2016, the Recommendations ‘Generating Information and Knowledge about the Coastal Zone’ were adopted for the Arctic Region
The EU initiated a systematic description of 350 coastal management case studies from all over Europe, compiled in a joint database

Question 6

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

Aquaculture production of shellfish in the EU has been decreasing since 2004
Over the past ten years, European Union total fish catches increased steadily
It is expected that marine mining will see continued decline because of high costs
In Europe, shipbuilding and ship-repair industries are expected to grow in the coming years, driven by the demand for new technologies
The three largest European port operations are Rotterdam, Marseille and Barcelona
Wave and tidal power is an important source of clean power in Europe, and increased steadily during the last decades