Marine geohazards: Safeguarding society and the Blue Economy from a hidden threat
Marine geohazards pose a significant threat to the European coastal population and to the development of the Blue Economy. This position paper discusses the type, distribution and impact of marine geohazards on the European coastal regions and the Blue Economy, as well as what and how novel scientific approaches may broaden our understanding of their trigger mechanisms and drive a risk-mitigating European policy.
The document points towards relevant actions that would ensure the development of effective risk-mitigation and science-based management practices and policies, such as mapping of the seabed and including geohazards in maritime spatial planning policies, thereby contributing to protect coastal population and economic activities at sea.