NGO involvement in marine spatial planning: A way forward?

Marine Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 382-388

  Calado, Helena ^a   Bentz, Julia ^a   Ng, Kiat ^a   Zivian, Anna ^b   Schaefer, Nicole ^c   Pringle, Colin ^d   Johnson, David ^e   Phillips, Mike ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^b Ocean Conservancy   (United States)

^c Sustainable Ocean Solutions Inc   (Canada)

^d WWF Cymru   (United Kingdom)

^e OSPAR Commission   (United Kingdom)

^f Swansea Metropolitan University   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Non Governmental Organizations; Oceans; Participation; Planning; Stakeholders

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; MARINE POLICY; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; SPATIAL PLANNING; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EUROPE;

EID: 80051910454     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2011.07.009     Document Type: Article

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