Analysis of Multi-suitability of Sea Area Development in Zhejiang Province

Abstract

The suitability evaluation of sea area development plays a fundamental guiding role in marine spatial planning. While most of the existing sea area development suitability studies are aimed at a certain sea use, lacking a systematic guiding framework. In this paper, a method of multi-suitability for sea area development was constructed and applied to the Zhejiang sea area. The suitability evaluation index system was constructed after selecting four types of typical sea uses. Based on the suitability evaluation results, the multi-suitability and compatibility analysis was carried out. Finally, this paper put forward several strategies and suggestions for the compatible development and utilization of the Zhejiang sea area. The evaluation results showed that the spatially suitable areas for various sea uses overlap to varying degrees, and were suitable for multi-development. Besides, there existed certain compatibility between different pairs of sea uses, indicating that it was possible for compatible development and utilization. Based on the analysis of the suitability of sea area development, this paper deeply explored the multiple suitability and compatibility of marine development and utilization, which was of great significance for promoting the full and coordinated development and utilization of marine spatial resources.

Keywords

• marine spatial planning
• suitability evaluation
• compatible sea use
• zhejiang province