Bottlenecks in the implementation of integrated coastal zone management : an integrated coastal zone management action plan for Turkey

Due to their strategic, economic and social value, the importance of coasts in the world is increasing day by day. Many developed economies are in the process of Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) which is not a new term for the academic world. But there is a long way for undeveloped and developing countries regarding implementation of ICZM including Turkey. This dissertation is a study of the evaluation of the coastal zone management in the world and Turkey with the analysis of lessons taken. An overview of the ICZM implementation process in different countries in the world, including the best practices and the less successful ones, success and failure factors and enhanced bottlenecks are examined. Additionally, the current situation of the Turkish coasts in terms of coastal zone management is analyzed taking into account types of coastal zones or areas, legal basis and institutional capacity. The concluding chapter puts forward a proposal for An Integrated Coastal Zone Management Action Plan for Turkey including capacity building, legal and institutional framework and sustainable development within an overview of the study

Characteristics of redistributed manufacturing systems: a comparative study of emerging industry supply networks

This paper explores the characteristics of redistributed manufacturing systems within the context of emerging industry supply networks (EI SNs), with a particular focus on their structure, operations and reconfiguration dynamics. A number of factors have resulted in the redistribution of manufacturing. Within Emerging Industries, advances in process and information technologies, have changed the physical and information characteristics of components and products, and the viable production economies of scale. Further, the emergence of new specialised companies fulfilling key research, production or service roles have changed industry structure and operations, and the conventional model of value creation. Six industrial systems are examined using an Industrial System mapping methodology providing a basis for cross-case analysis, selected on the basis of representing alternative and novel evolution paths that may provide insights into the characteristics of EI SNs within a redistributed manufacturing context. Cross-case analysis suggests several generic aspects to EI SNs, including the blurring of traditional industry boundaries and the critical requirement to manage uncertainty. Alternative forms of EI SNs are observed supporting particular EI evolution paths. Further, more adaptive SNs support increased product variety, with lower inventory models enabled by enhanced production and distribution flexibility, often located closer to demand.The authors would like to acknowledge UK Research Council EPSRC, the industrial collaborators who provided access to their organisations, and their supply network, industrial and institutional partners.This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from Taylor & Francis via http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2016.121476

Port Resilience Practices. The Ecosystem Vision and the Cluster Concept within the RUMBLE and The Dunes Urban Park projects in Genoa

As is emerging in several contemporary studies, there are city-port contexts in which it is increasingly possible to identify new port resilience practices, namely those capable of overcoming past design situations and providing new perspectives on the city-port relationship; these practices are intervening in a prioritized way on the common border. Within these contexts, the capacity of port systems to engage with the city and, while still maintaining their operational aspect, to mitigate the effects of the demarcation generated by property borders can be seen. What further emerges is that ports are extensively fostering practices capable to go beyond the traditional port perimeter; this is contributing to turn the port into a driver of strategic projects. New urgencies, e.g. the harmful acoustic impacts generated by the port noise, are even enhancing the relevance of common borders, becoming new design challenges. These factors are all decisive in the case presented by this article which concerns a portion of the city-port interface in the port of Genoa-Prà. Thanks to the cross-border INTERREG project RUMBLE and its translation into The Dunes Urban Park, this case represents an effective port resilience practice that, by contributing to the redesign of the city-port ecosystem through a multi- dimensional approach, it is opening an unprecedented perspective of multi-scale territorial clustering between several ports, cities and institutions

The governance of Singapore’s knowledge clusters: off shore marine business and waterhub

Based on two case studies of knowledge clusters (off shore marine/rig business and water hub) in Singapore, the paper illustrates the importance of good knowledge governance in creating robust and value-creating knowledge clusters. We begin by defining key terms used such as knowledge clusters, hubs and governance, followed by a short historical account of good knowledge governance for Singapore’s development. The two cases studies of knowledge clusters presented here include (i) the offshore oil rig business (Keppel) which we posit as an example of innovative value creation based on sophisticated fabrication methods and R&D as well as (ii) the island republic’s dynamic and rapidly emerging, global hydrohub called ‘WaterHub’. We examine the structural characteristics of both clusters, assess their progress based on the cluster lifecycle literature, highlight key governance enablers required to create and sustain such competitive hubs and draw conclusions for K4D latecomers.Knowledge governance; knowledge clusters; science policy; maritime industry; Singapore

Something Has to Give: Why Delays Are the New Reality of Canada’s Defence Procurement Strategy

Recent waves of political controversy over military procurement programs, most notably the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter project, are symptoms of an ongoing and increasingly strategic choice Canada is making in the way it equips its military. From the failure to settle on a design for the Arctic/Offshore Patrol Ship (which had an originally planned delivery date of 2013), to the un-awarded contracts for new fixed-wing search and rescue aircraft (initially anticipated nearly a decade ago) and the incomplete Integrated Soldier-System Project (once expected to be active by this year); to the delay in cutting the steel for the Joint Support Ship (initial delivery planned for 2012) needed to replace vessels that are now being decommissioned, Canadians are witnessing the results of a new philosophy behind the government’s procurement process. Canadian governments have always insisted on industrial and regional benefits for Canada when buying military equipment. But the massive defence spending promised under the 2008 Canada First Defence Strategy exacerbated this approach. The emphasis has now formally been placed on favouring industrial benefits for Canada in defence acquisitions, while heightened political cautiousness has placed a higher priority on ensuring maximum value for taxpayer money with a zero tolerance for mistakes environment.A relatively small Canadian defence budget has put pressure on military officials to be creative about ordering new equipment — in some cases, perhaps too creative. Officials have taken to commissioning vehicles and equipment that are more versatile and are capable of carrying out more than their traditional functions. In certain instances, this has meant wish lists that cannot be fulfilled in the expected time frame, or even at all. This is the case, for example, with the Joint Support Ship, which went from a plan for new refuelling and replenishment ships to one for vessels that could also provide a command and control centre for forces ashore and sealift for ground forces, including space for helicopters on deck, making this ship unique. Another example of where fiscal prudence has resulted in procurement complications is in the Canadian Surface Combatant project: here, the Navy is trying to use a common hull for both frigates and destroyers to generate savings in crewing, training, maintenance and logistics. Often, the demand for more versatility and the need to stretch spending have led to plans for equipment that do not yet exist and are so technologically ambitious that industry cannot deliver what the Canadian government requires, as has happened with the highly problematic Maritime Helicopter Project

Transformative paths, multi-scalarity of knowledge bases and Industry 4.0

This chapter discusses the role of combinatorial knowledge and its multi- scalarity in shaping the transformation paths of local productive systems (LPSs) that are affected by the gales of contemporary technological change. Specifically, we look at how access to – and the combination of – different knowledge bases at different territorial scales (local/ regional, national, international/ global) can support different paths of industrial upgrading for LPSs in the face of the challenges posed by Industry 4.0 (I4.0)