ISO 14001: Towards international quality environmental management standards for marine protected areas

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 727-739

  Thompson, Myles H ^a   Dumont, Clément P ^b   Gaymer, Carlos F ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARDS; TROPICAL ENGINEERING;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENTS; CASE STUDIES; CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT STANDARDS; EVALUATING; FLEXIBLE; MANAGEMENT PLANS; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; MARINE PROTECTED AREAS; MARINE RESERVES; NORTHERN CHILES; PAPER ADDRESSES; PRACTICAL; QUALITY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES;

QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; BENCHMARKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; MARINE PARK;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 54049150751     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2008.07.004     Document Type: Article

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