A clear delimitation of coastal waters facing the EU environmental legislation: From the Water Framework Directive to the Marine Strategy Framework Directive

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 432-444

  Liquete, Camino ^a   Somma, Francesca ^a   Maes, Joachim ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Administrative boundary; Baseline; Coastal environment; Coastal water; Coastal zone planning; Ecological assessment; Environmental assessment; Europe; Marine Strategy Framework Directive; Maritime boundary; Territorial sea; Transitional water; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GEOGRAPHY; GOVERNMENT; LAW; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASHORE;

EID: 79955737134     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2011.02.003     Document Type: Article

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