A systems approach framework for the transition to sustainable development: Potential value based on coastal experiments

Ecology and Society

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Hopkins, Tom S ^a,b   Bailly, Denis ^c   Elmgren, Ragnar ^d   Glegg, Gillian ^e   Sandberg, Audun ^g   Støttrup, Josianne G ^f  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^d STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e Plymouth Marine Station   (United Kingdom)

^f TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^g NONE

Author keywords

Coastal zones; Integrated coastal zone management; Non market valuation; Scale free networks; Simulation analysis;

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLICY MAKING; SIMULATION; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EUROPE;

EID: 84867128755     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-05266-170339     Document Type: Article

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