Two steps forward, two steps back: The role of innovation in transforming towards community-based marine resource management in Solomon Islands

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 309-321

  Abernethy, K E ^a   Bodin, Ö ^b   Olsson, P ^b   Hilly, Z ^c   Schwarz, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c WORLDFISH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Community based resource management; Diffusion of innovation; Fisheries; Innovation history; Social ecological systems; Transformation

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARINE POLICY; PLANNING PROCESS; STRATEGIC APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FISHING COMMUNITY; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; INNOVATION; MARINE RESOURCE;

SOLOMON ISLANDS [(ISG) MELANESIA]; SOLOMON ISLANDS [SOLOMON ISLANDS (ISG)];

EID: 84922366244     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2014.07.008     Document Type: Article

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