Marine dependent livelihoods and resilience to environmental change: A case study of Anguilla

Marine Policy

Volumn 45, Issue , 2014, Pages 204-212

  Forster, J ^a,b   Lake, I R ^a   Watkinson, A R ^a   Gill, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caribbean; Environmental change; Marine livelihoods; Marine resource use; Resilience; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; MARINE RESOURCE; RESOURCE ECONOMY; RESOURCE USE; SUSTAINABILITY; TOURISM MANAGEMENT;

ANGUILLA; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES];

EID: 84894024822     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2013.10.017     Document Type: Article

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