The European Marine Strategy: Contribution and challenges from a Portuguese perspective

Marine Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 963-968

  Frazão Santos, Catarina ^a,e   Gonçalves Teixeira, Zara ^b   Janeiro, João ^c,d   Sousa Gonçalves, Renata ^c   Bjorkland, Rhema ^e   Orbach, Michael ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

EU maritime policy; Long term adequacy; Marine Strategy Framework Directive; Portugal

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; EUROPEAN UNION; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; MARINE POLICY; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

PORTUGAL;

EID: 84857665351     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2012.02.011     Document Type: Article

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