The added value of participatory modelling in fisheries management - what has been learnt?

Marine Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1072-1085

  Röckmann, Christine ^a   Ulrich, Clara ^b   Dreyer, Marion ^c   Bell, Ewen ^d   Borodzicz, Edward ^e   Haapasaari, Päivi ^f   Hauge, Kjellrun Hiis ^g   Howell, Daniel ^g   Mäntyniemi, Samu ^f   Miller, David ^a   Tserpes, George ^h   Pastoors, Martin ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c DIALOGIK gemeinnützige Gesellschaft für Kommunikations und Koop erationsforschung mbH   (Germany)

^d CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^g INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^h INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Extended peer review; Fisheries management; Participatory modelling; Post normal science; Problem framing; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN COMMISSION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY POLICY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; MODELING; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POLICY REFORM; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STAKEHOLDER; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

CLUPEA HARENGUS; CLUPEIDAE; NEPHROPS; XIPHIAS GLADIUS;

EID: 84860686816     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2012.02.027     Document Type: Article

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