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Author Bown, Natalie, author.

Title 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
Published Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 200 pages) : maps
Series Earthscan studies in natural resource management
Earthscan studies in natural resource management.
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
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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Marine parks and reserves -- Management
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Environmental Economics.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Green Business.
NATURE -- Natural Resources.
Management
Marine parks and reserves -- Management
SUBJECT Monumento Natural Marino ArchipiƩlago Cayos Cochinos (Honduras) -- Management
Subject Honduras -- Monumento Natural Marino ArchipiƩlago Cayos Cochinos
Form Electronic book
Author Gray, Tim, 1942- author.
Stead, Selina M., 1967- author.
LC no. 2012013192
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