The ICZM Balanced Scorecard: A tool for putting integrated coastal zone management into action

Marine Policy

Volumn 44, Issue , 2014, Pages 321-334

  Maccarrone, Vincenzo ^a   Filiciotto, Francesco ^a   Buffa, Gaspare ^a   Mazzola, Salvatore ^a   Buscaino, Giuseppa ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Balanced Scorecard; DPSIR; Integrated coastal zone management; Mediterranean; Protocol; Strategy map

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HOLISTIC APPROACH; INTEGRATED APPROACH; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 84889571745     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2013.09.024     Document Type: Article

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