Review and evaluation of marine spatial planning in the Shetland Islands

Marine Policy

Volumn 46, Issue , 2014, Pages 152-160

  Kelly, Christina ^a   Gray, Lorraine ^a,b   Shucksmith, Rachel ^a   Tweddle, Jacqueline F ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Marine Atlas Consultants   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptive management; Coastal zone management; Ecosystem based approach; Evaluation; Marine spatial planning; Monitoring; Shetland

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; SPATIAL PLANNING;

SCOTLAND; SHETLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84894193115     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2014.01.017     Document Type: Article

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