Marine protected areas in the UK: Challenges in combining top-down and bottom-up approaches to governance

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 248-258

  Jones, Peter J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

governance; marine protected areas; temperate

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM UP APPROACH; BURDEN OF PROOF; CENTRAL GOVERNMENT; ENGLAND; FISHING INDUSTRY; GOVERNANCE; INITIAL PROCESS; MARINE PROTECTED AREA; POLICY FRAMEWORK; STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION; TEMPERATE; TOP-DOWN APPROACH; TOPDOWN;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

BOTTOM-UP APPROACH; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FISHING INDUSTRY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HABITAT CONSERVATION; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MARINE PARK; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; STAKEHOLDER; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TOP-DOWN APPROACH;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84865474325     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: 14694387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892912000136     Document Type: Article

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