Ways forward for aquatic conservation: Applications of environmental psychology to support management objectives

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 166, Issue , 2016, Pages 525-536

  Walker Springett, Kate ^a   Jefferson, Rebecca ^b,c   Böck, Kerstin ^d   Breckwoldt, Annette ^e   Comby, Emeline ^f   Cottet, Marylise ^f   Hübner, Gundula ^g   Le Lay, Yves François ^f   Shaw, Sylvie ^h   Wyles, Kayleigh ^c,i  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^e LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR TROPICAL MARINE RESEARCH ZMT   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^g MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^h UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

ⁱ PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservation; Environmental management; Environmental values; Freshwater; Human well being; Marine

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; MARINE APPLICATIONS; WATER;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; CASE-STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; FRESH WATER; HUMAN WELL-BEING; MANAGEMENT GOALS; MANAGEMENT IS; MARINE; WELL BEING;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS;

CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RIVER WATER; STATE LED DEVELOPMENT;

DRIVER; FISHERY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NATURAL SCIENCE; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGY; RIVER; SKILL; SOCIAL NEEDS; SPECIES; WELLBEING; AQUATIC SPECIES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC OPINION;

FRESH WATER;

AQUATIC ORGANISMS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY; FISHERIES; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; PUBLIC OPINION;

EID: 84947221554     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.11.002     Document Type: Article

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