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Contested forms of governance in marine protected areas : a study of co-management and adaptive co-management / Natalie Bown, Tim Gray and Selina M. Stead.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bown, Natalie, author.
- Series:
- Earthscan Studies in Natural Resource Management
- Earthscan studies in natural resource management
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Marine parks and reserves--Management.
- Marine parks and reserves.
- Monumento Natural Marino Archipiélago Cayos Cochinos (Honduras)--Management.
- Monumento Natural Marino Archipiélago Cayos Cochinos (Honduras).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (217 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In this book, the authors examine the governance of marine protected areas (MPA), and in particular they compare two different forms of governance - co-management (CM) and adaptive co-management (ACM). CM is characterized by the decentralization of the decision-making process, incorporating the governed as well as the government. ACM is characterized by the dynamic process whereby co-management decision-making is made continuously responsive to the changing ecological and socio-economic circumstances of the MPA. The authors carry out a comprehensive critical analysis of CM and ACM b
- Contents:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Four modes of MPA governance: conventional management; co-management; adaptive management; and adaptive co-management; 3 The ecological impact of CM and ACM in the CCMPA; 4 The socio-economic impact of CM and ACM in the CCMPA; 5 The governmental impact of CM and ACM in the CCMPA; 6 Evaluation of CM and ACM in the two management plans; 7 The future of adaptive co-management in the Cayos Cochinos Marine Protected Area; Notes; References; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-136-47948-1
- 1-138-09749-7
- 0-203-13358-7
- 1-283-97343-X
- 1-136-47949-X
- 9780203133583
- OCLC:
- 827209061
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