Investigating the barriers to adopting a 'human-in-nature' view in Greek biodiversity conservation

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 515-525

  Apostolopoulou, Evangelia ^a   Drakou, Evangelia G ^a,c   Santoro, Francesca ^b,d   Pantis, John D ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^c JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^d UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)   (France)

Author keywords

Adaptive governance; Political ecology; Power; Protected areas; Scale; Social ecological systems; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INTEGRATED APPROACH; POLICY APPROACH; PROTECTED AREA; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY;

GREECE;

EID: 84869867192     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504509.2012.707991     Document Type: Article

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