Marine protected area management in South Africa: New policies, old paradigms

Environmental Management

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 573-583

  Sowman, Merle ^a   Hauck, Maria ^a   Van Sittert, Lance ^a   Sunde, Jackie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Customary rights; Human dimensions; Marine protected areas; Social factors; South Africa

Indexed keywords

CUSTOMARY RIGHTS; HUMAN DIMENSIONS; MARINE PROTECTED AREA; SOCIAL FACTOR; SOUTH AFRICA;

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISHERIES; MARINE BIOLOGY; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; PLANNING;

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

COASTAL FISHERY; DECISION MAKING; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING COMMUNITY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE POLICY; PLANNING METHOD; PROTECTED AREA;

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISHERY; FISHING; FOOD; HISTORY; HUMAN RIGHTS; MANAGER; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE PROTECTED AREAS; RESEARCH; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SCIENTIST; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOUTH AFRICA;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FISHERIES; HUMANS; OCEANS AND SEAS; POLICY MAKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 79955596928     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-010-9499-x     Document Type: Review

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