How the DPSIR framework can be used for structuring problems and facilitating empirical research in coastal systems

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 56, Issue , 2016, Pages 110-119

  Lewison, Rebecca L ^a   Rudd, Murray A ^b   Al Hayek, Wissam ^c   Baldwin, Claudia ^d   Beger, Maria ^e   Lieske, Scott N ^f   Jones, Christian ^d   Satumanatpan, Suvaluck ^g   Junchompoo, Chalatip ^h   Hines, Ellen ⁱ  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^g MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^h Eastern Marine and Coastal Resources Research Center   (Thailand)

ⁱ SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal zone management; Complex systems analysis; Coupled human and natural systems (CHANS); DPSIR; Social ecological systems (SES)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; DECISION MAKING; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84948985151     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2015.11.001     Document Type: Article

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