Why local people do not support conservation: Community perceptions of marine protected area livelihood impacts, governance and management in Thailand

Marine Policy

Volumn 44, Issue , 2014, Pages 107-116

  Bennett, Nathan James ^a,b   Dearden, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conservation impacts; Governance; Livelihoods; Management; Marine protected areas

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; MARINE PARK; NATURE CONSERVATION; PERCEPTION; PROTECTED AREA;

THAILAND;

EID: 84889583413     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2013.08.017     Document Type: Article

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