The excessive complexity of national marine governance systems - Has this decreased in England since the introduction of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009?

Marine Policy

Volumn 51, Issue , 2015, Pages 57-65

  Boyes, Suzanne J ^a   Elliott, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Legislation; Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009; Marine governance; Marine licensing; Marine Management Organisation (MMO)

Indexed keywords

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LEGISLATION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE POLICY; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; NATIONAL PLANNING; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84906069335     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2014.07.019     Document Type: Article

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