Author, as appears in the article.: Lloret, Josep; Abos-Herrandiz, Rafael; Alemany, Silvia; Allue, Rosario; Bartra, Joan; Basagana, Maria; Berdalet, Elisa; Campas, Monica; Carreno, Arnau; Demestre, Montserrat; Diogene, Jorge; Fontdecaba, Eva; Gascon, Mireia; Gomez, Silvia; Izquierdo, Angel; Mas, Lluisa; Marques, Montse; Pedro-Botet, Juan; Pery, Maria; Peters, Francesc; Pinto, Xavier; Planas, Marta; Sabates, Ana; San, Joan; Sanchez-Vidal, Anna; Trepat, Marti; Vendrell, Cristina; Fleming, Lora E
Department: Enginyeria Química; Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques
URV's Author/s: CAMPAS HOMS, MONICA / Marquès Bueno, Montserrat
Keywords: Public health; Participatory process; Marine-environment; Marine conservation; Management; Involvement; Impacts; Decision-making; Citizen science; Actionable knowledge; participatory process; marine conservation; citizen science
Abstract: © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Involving and engaging stakeholders is crucial for studying and managing the complex interactions between marine ecosystems and human health and wellbeing. The Oceans and Human Health Chair was founded in the town of Roses (Catalonia, Spain, NW Mediterranean) in 2018, the fruit of a regional partnership between various stakeholders, and for the purpose of leading the way to better health and wellbeing through ocean research and conservation. The Chair is located in an area of the Mediterranean with a notable fishing, tourist, and seafaring tradition and is close to a marine reserve, providing the opportunity to observe diverse environmental conditions and coastal and maritime activities. The Chair is a case study demonstrating that local, collaborative, transdisciplinary, trans-sector, and bottom-up approaches offer tremendous opportunities for engaging coastal communities to help support long-lasting solutions that benefit everyone, and especially those living by the sea or making their living from the goods and services provided by the sea. Furthermore, the Chair has successfully integrated most of its experts in oceans and human health from the most prestigious institutions in Catalonia. The Chair focuses on three main topics identified by local stakeholders: Fish and Health; Leisure, Health, and Wellbeing; and Medicines from the Sea. Led by stakeholder engagement, the Chair can serve as a novel approach within the oceans and human health field of study to tackle a variety of environmental and public health challenges related to both communicable and non-communicable diseases, within the context of sociocultural issues. Drawing on the example provided by the Chair, four principles are established to encourage improved participatory processes in the oceans and human health field: bottom-up, “think local”, transdisciplinary and trans-sectorial, and “balance the many voices”.
Thematic Areas: Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros; Serviço social; Saúde coletiva; Química; Public, environmental & occupational health; Public health, environmental and occupational health; Psicología; Pollution; Odontología; Nutrição; Medicina iii; Medicina ii; Medicina i; Materiais; Interdisciplinar; Health, toxicology and mutagenesis; Geografía; Geociências; Farmacia; Environmental studies; Environmental sciences; Ensino; Engenharias ii; Engenharias i; Enfermagem; Educação física; Educação; Ciências biológicas iii; Ciências biológicas ii; Ciências biológicas i; Ciências ambientais; Ciências agrárias i; Ciência da computação; Biotecnología; Biodiversidade; Astronomia / física; Administração pública e de empresas, ciências contábeis e turismo
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
ISSN: 16604601
Author's mail: monica.campas@urv.cat; montserrat.marques@urv.cat
Record's date: 2025-03-22
Paper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Link to the original source: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/14/5078
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Paper original source: International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health. 17 (14): 1-19
APA: Lloret, Josep; Abos-Herrandiz, Rafael; Alemany, Silvia; Allue, Rosario; Bartra, Joan; Basagana, Maria; Berdalet, Elisa; Campas, Monica; Carreno, Arnau (2020). The roses ocean and human health chair: A new way to engage the public in oceans and human health challenges. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health, 17(14), 1-19. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17145078
Article's DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17145078
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2020
Publication Type: Journal Publications
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