Approaches to knowledge sharing and capacity building: The role of local information systems in marine and coastal management

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 805-815

  Stojanovic, Tim ^a   Green, David R ^b   Lymbery, Graham ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c SEFTON METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY BUILDING; COASTAL AREA; COASTAL MANAGEMENT; DATA AND INFORMATION; ENGLAND; HOLISTIC APPROACH; INTEGRATED COASTAL MANAGEMENT; KNOWLEDGE-SHARING; LOCAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; NORTH WALES; SYSTEMS AND INFORMATION;

COASTAL ENGINEERING; COASTAL ZONES; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; GIS; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

ENGLAND; NORTH WALES; SEVERN ESTUARY; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

EID: 78649634504     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2010.10.020     Document Type: Article

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