Recommendations and Strategies to Mitigate Environmental Implications of Artificial Island Developments in the Gulf

<p dir="ltr">Artificial island development (AID) to tackle rampant urbanization on scarce land puts all marine biodiversity at huge risk and is recognized as a global conservation issue worldwide. This study critically reviews the gaps that undermined biodiversity and ecology during...

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المؤلف الرئيسي: Muhammad Salman Afzal (19418875) (author)
مؤلفون آخرون: Furqan Tahir (14429547) (author), Sami G. Al-Ghamdi (792755) (author)
منشور في: 2022
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Urban and regional planning
Environmental sciences
Ecological applications
Environmental biotechnology
artificial island development
environmental implications
land reclamation
marine ecology
mitigation strategies
sustainable development
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description <p dir="ltr">Artificial island development (AID) to tackle rampant urbanization on scarce land puts all marine biodiversity at huge risk and is recognized as a global conservation issue worldwide. This study critically reviews the gaps that undermined biodiversity and ecology during construction activities of the artificial islands in the Gulf region that could be alleviated if apposite environmental values and sustainable strategies of different regions of the world had paid enough heed to economic and social aspects. The method used for this study was an analytical descriptive literature survey, and the resources were chosen after three phases of quality assessment. This survey found various barricades to sustainable AID, such as lack of scientific data, adequate site selection, ineffective environmental evaluations, noncompliance with legislation, and economic gains over the environmental aspects. It was concluded that to protect the marine ecosystem from inevitable degradation, strict compliance with international and national legislation, research and baseline data collection, strengthening of the existing environmental assessment, continuous capacity building, and modern practices of different countries should be brought to the forefront. Furthermore, this study aims to provide guidance to policymakers and governmental organizations to mitigate emerging environmental issues during AID through strategic decision-making processes.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Sustainability<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14095027" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14095027</a></p>
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spelling Recommendations and Strategies to Mitigate Environmental Implications of Artificial Island Developments in the GulfMuhammad Salman Afzal (19418875)Furqan Tahir (14429547)Sami G. Al-Ghamdi (792755)Built environment and designUrban and regional planningEnvironmental sciencesEcological applicationsEnvironmental biotechnologyartificial island developmentenvironmental implicationsland reclamationmarine ecologymitigation strategiessustainable development<p dir="ltr">Artificial island development (AID) to tackle rampant urbanization on scarce land puts all marine biodiversity at huge risk and is recognized as a global conservation issue worldwide. This study critically reviews the gaps that undermined biodiversity and ecology during construction activities of the artificial islands in the Gulf region that could be alleviated if apposite environmental values and sustainable strategies of different regions of the world had paid enough heed to economic and social aspects. The method used for this study was an analytical descriptive literature survey, and the resources were chosen after three phases of quality assessment. This survey found various barricades to sustainable AID, such as lack of scientific data, adequate site selection, ineffective environmental evaluations, noncompliance with legislation, and economic gains over the environmental aspects. It was concluded that to protect the marine ecosystem from inevitable degradation, strict compliance with international and national legislation, research and baseline data collection, strengthening of the existing environmental assessment, continuous capacity building, and modern practices of different countries should be brought to the forefront. Furthermore, this study aims to provide guidance to policymakers and governmental organizations to mitigate emerging environmental issues during AID through strategic decision-making processes.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Sustainability<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14095027" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14095027</a></p>2022-04-22T09:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.3390/su14095027https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Recommendations_and_Strategies_to_Mitigate_Environmental_Implications_of_Artificial_Island_Developments_in_the_Gulf/26861362CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/268613622022-04-22T09:00:00Z
spellingShingle Recommendations and Strategies to Mitigate Environmental Implications of Artificial Island Developments in the Gulf
Muhammad Salman Afzal (19418875)
Built environment and design
Urban and regional planning
Environmental sciences
Ecological applications
Environmental biotechnology
artificial island development
environmental implications
land reclamation
marine ecology
mitigation strategies
sustainable development
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title Recommendations and Strategies to Mitigate Environmental Implications of Artificial Island Developments in the Gulf
title_full Recommendations and Strategies to Mitigate Environmental Implications of Artificial Island Developments in the Gulf
title_fullStr Recommendations and Strategies to Mitigate Environmental Implications of Artificial Island Developments in the Gulf
title_full_unstemmed Recommendations and Strategies to Mitigate Environmental Implications of Artificial Island Developments in the Gulf
title_short Recommendations and Strategies to Mitigate Environmental Implications of Artificial Island Developments in the Gulf
title_sort Recommendations and Strategies to Mitigate Environmental Implications of Artificial Island Developments in the Gulf
topic Built environment and design
Urban and regional planning
Environmental sciences
Ecological applications
Environmental biotechnology
artificial island development
environmental implications
land reclamation
marine ecology
mitigation strategies
sustainable development