A step-wise process of decision-making under uncertainty when implementing environmental policy

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 39, Issue , 2014, Pages 56-64

  Knights, A M ^a,b   Culhane, F ^b   Hussain, S S ^c   Papadopoulou, K N ^d   Piet, G J ^e   Raakaer J ^f   Rogers, S I ^g   Robinson, L A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

^e WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^g CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecosystem approach; Governance; Indicators; Management; Measures; Socio economics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GLOBAL CLIMATE; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84896326757     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2014.02.010     Document Type: Article

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