The Sanya Coral Reef National Marine Nature Reserve, China: A governance analysis

Marine Policy

Volumn 41, Issue , 2013, Pages 50-56

  Qiu, Wanfei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; Decentralisation; Equity; Governance; Marine protected area; Sea user rights

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; DECENTRALIZATION; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INCENTIVE; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MARINE PARK; NATURE CONSERVATION; NATURE RESERVE; PRIVATE SECTOR; PROTECTED AREA;

CHINA; HAINAN; SANYA;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84876123034     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2012.12.030     Document Type: Article

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