Stakeholders' expectations towards a proposed marine protected area: A multi-criteria analysis of MPA performance criteria

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 687-695

  Heck, Nadine ^a   Dearden, Philip ^b   McDonald, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; CONSERVATION AREAS; CONSERVATION TARGETS; EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT; FISHING ACTIVITIES; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; MANAGEMENT GOALS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE PROTECTED AREA; MULTI CRITERIA ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDERS; MULTIPLE-GROUP; PERFORMANCE CRITERION; STAKEHOLDER GROUPS; TIME SPENT; WEST COAST;

MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; FISHING; MARINE PARK; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; STAKEHOLDER;

CANADA; PACIFIC COAST [CANADA]; PACIFIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 80051864149     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2011.07.003     Document Type: Article

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