Mapping human activity in the marine environment : GIS tools and participatory methods : Workshop summary, November 30-December 1, 2005, Pacific Grove, CA / National Marine Protected Areas Center.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

National Marine Protected Areas Center (U.S.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

MPA Science Institute (U.S.)--Congresses.

MPA Science Institute (U.S.).

Marine parks and reserves--Decision making--Geographic information systems--Congresses.

Marine parks and reserves.

Marine parks and reserves--Decision making--Data processing--Congresses.

Marine resources conservation--Geographic information systems--Congresses.

Marine resources conservation.

Ecosystem management--Geographic information systems--Congresses.

Ecosystem management.

Nature--Effect of human beings on--Measurement--Congresses.

Nature.

Geographic information systems--Congresses.

Geographic information systems.

Genre:

Congresses.

Conference papers and proceedings

Physical Description:

1 online resource (26 pages)

Place of Publication:

[Silver Spring, Md.] : National Marine Protected Areas Center, 2006.

Summary:

Summarizes results of National Marine Protected Areas Center Science Institute workshop on the topic held in Pacific Grove, California in 2005. Identifies data needed to represent human activities in the marine environment and assesses potential of GIS tools for storing and analyzing data.

Contents:

Executive summary

II. Workshop background: A. Rationale

B. Human use patterns and impacts project

C. Project review summary

III. Workshop design: A. Workshop goal and objectives

B. Workshop process

IV. Workshop results: A. Data priorities

B. Regional data needs and research process

C. Local data needs and research process

D. Overarching principles and lessons learned

V. Next steps

Appendix A: Abstract

Appendix B: Agenda

Appendix C: Participants.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed on June 18, 2008).

"The goal of the workshop is to develop general design criteria for a practical participatory method or a suite of methods to collect spatial data on human use patterns to inform local and regional MPA planning processes."

OCLC:

64679227