The ecological sustainability trigon - A proposed conceptual framework for creating and testing management scenarios

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1773-1779

  Marques, J C ^a   Basset, A ^b   Brey, T ^c   Elliott, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^c ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conceptual framework; Ecological sustainability trigon (EST); Environmental management scenarios

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; DRIVING FORCES; ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY; ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY TRIGON (EST); ECOLOGICAL THEORY; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEMS; GAP ANALYSIS; HEALTH AND SAFETY; HUMAN POPULATION; HUMAN SOCIETY; MANAGEMENT SCENARIOS; RESEARCH QUESTIONS; WEALTH CREATION;

ECONOMICS; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; MARINE ENGINEERING; OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHY; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ECOLOGICAL THEORY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; POPULATION PRESSURE; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY TRIGON; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 71549150915     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.08.020     Document Type: Article

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