Peter J S Jones

Governing Marine Protected Areas

Resilience through Diversity

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Produktbeschreibung

In this innovative volume the author explores important challenges related to the effective and equitable governance of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and explores options for addressing them. This interdisciplinary analysis is aimed at supporting the development of MPA governance approaches that build socio-ecological resilience through both institutional and biological diversity.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Februar 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 161mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 514g
• ISBN-13: 9781844076635
• ISBN-10: 1844076636
• Artikelnr.: 40054180

Autorenporträt

Peter Jones is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Geography, University College London (UCL). He has spent more than 20 years undertaking interdisciplinary and applied research on the governance of human uses of marine resources, particularly in relation to marine protected areas (MPAs) and marine spatial planning (MSP). He has provided advice to many national and international organisations on MPA and MSP issues, including the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Convention on Biological Diversity, the European Commission and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). He is also a Ministerial Appointee to the Sussex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority. He enjoys life by the sea near Brighton with his wife and two children.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction to Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) 2. Objectives of MPAs 3.
Differences and Divergences 4. Different Theoretical Perspectives on
Governance 5. Empirical Framework for Analysing MPA Governance 6. Overview
of Case Studies 7. Incentives for Effectiveness 8. Resilience Through
Diversity