Understanding recreational boater attitudes to zoning in a proposed marine protected area

Coastal Management

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 575-597

  Gray, Darcy L ^a   Canessa, Rosaline R ^a   Rollins, Rick B ^b   Dearden, Philip ^a   Keller, C Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Marine protected areas; Marine zoning; Recreational boating; Southern strait of georgia; Stakeholder attitudes

Indexed keywords

GEORGIA; MARINE PROTECTED AREA; MARINE ZONING; RECREATIONAL BOATING; STAKEHOLDER ATTITUDES;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

ZONING;

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; BOATING; PROTECTED AREA; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; STAKEHOLDER; ZONING SYSTEM;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; STRAIT OF GEORGIA;

EID: 77958456166     PISSN: 08920753     EISSN: 15210421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08920753.2010.523413     Document Type: Article

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