Implementing Integrated Coastal Zone Management in a national policy vacuum: Local case studies from Ireland

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 750-759

  O'Hagan, A M ^a   Ballinger, R C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM UP APPROACH; COASTAL AREA; COASTAL MANAGEMENT; EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE; FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES; INTEGRATED COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; IRELAND; LOCAL DELIVERY; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; NATIONAL POLICIES; PILOT PROJECTS; RELATIVE STRENGTH;

COASTAL ENGINEERING; COASTAL ZONES; MANAGEMENT; REGIONAL PLANNING;

PUBLIC POLICY;

BOTTOM-UP APPROACH; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; NATIONAL STRATEGY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

IRELAND;

EID: 78649629801     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2010.10.014     Document Type: Article

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