Implementing the Marine Strategy Framework Directive: A policy perspective on regulatory, institutional and stakeholder impediments to effective implementation

Marine Policy

Volumn 50, Issue , 2014, Pages 325-330

  van Leeuwen, Judith ^a   Raakjaer, Jesper ^b   van Hoof, Luc ^a   van Tatenhove, Jan ^a   Long, Ronán ^c   Ounanian, Kristen ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c Marine Law and Ocean Policy Research Services Ltd Harbor Lodge The Quay   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Governance; MSFD; Policy coordination; Scale; Scientific input; Stakeholder values

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EUROPEAN UNION; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; MARINE POLICY; POLICY APPROACH; STAKEHOLDER;

EUROPE;

EID: 84907595971     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2014.03.004     Document Type: Article

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