The governance of the mitigation of the Baltic Sea eutrophication: Exploring the challenges of the formal governing system

Ambio

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 105-114

  Tynkkynen, Nina ^a   Schönach, Paula ^b   Pihlajamäki, Mia ^c   Nechiporuk, Dmitry ^d  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d NATIONAL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY HIGHER SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Baltic Sea; Environmental policy; Eutrophication; Governance

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EUROPEAN UNION; EUTROPHICATION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; MARINE POLICY; MITIGATION; POLICY ANALYSIS; POLLUTION POLICY; STAKEHOLDER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

ARTICLE; BALTIC STATES; ECOSYSTEM; EUROPEAN UNION; EUTROPHICATION; POLICY; SEA; WATER POLLUTION;

BALTIC STATES; ECOSYSTEM; EUROPEAN UNION; EUTROPHICATION; OCEANS AND SEAS; PUBLIC POLICY; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 84898409190     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-013-0481-8     Document Type: Article

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