Institutional ambiguity in implementing the european union marine strategy framework directive

Marine Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 636-643

  Van Leeuwen, Judith ^a   Van Hoof, Luc ^a   Van Tatenhove, Jan ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Institutional ambiguity; Marine strategy framework directive; Multi level governance; Regional sea conventions

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN UNION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; MARINE POLICY; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; BLACK SEA; EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NORTH SEA;

EID: 82055169143     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2011.10.007     Document Type: Article

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