Ferreira, Maria AdelaideCalado, HelenaPereira da Silva, CarlosAbreu, António DomingosAndrade, FranciscoFonseca, CatarinaGonçalves, Emanuel J.Guerreiro, JoséNoronha, FranciscoPereira, MargaridaPinto Lopes, CarlosRibeiro, Marta ChantalStratoudakis, YorgosVasconcelos, Lia2020-01-192020-01-1920150308-597Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/10451/41267This contribution summarizes the main concerns presented by experts at a conference held in Lisbon in January 2015 to discuss the developing Portuguese legal framework for MSP and lists the suggestions that were correspondingly offered on how to improve the proposed framework.engMarine spatial planningLegal frameworkStakeholder engagementSustainable developmentjournal article10.1016/j.marpol.2015.04.017