The California Marine Life Protection Act: A balance of top down and bottom up governance in MPA planning

Marine Policy

Volumn 41, Issue , 2013, Pages 41-49

  Saarman, Emily T ^a,b   Carr, Mark H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Water Resources Sacramento   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem protection; MPA design; MPA governance; MPA network; Science based management; Stakeholder participation

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM-UP APPROACH; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; MARINE PARK; PROTECTED AREA; STAKEHOLDER; TOP-DOWN APPROACH;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84876149748     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2013.01.004     Document Type: Article

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