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The Controversy over Marine Protected Areas Science meets Policy

This book is a critical analysis of the concept of marine protected areas (MPAs) particularly as a tool for marine resource management. It explains the reasons for the extraordinary rise of MPAs to the top of the political agenda for marine policy, and evaluates the scientific credentials for the un...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Caveen, Alex, Polunin, Nick (Author), Gray, Tim (Author), Stead, Selina Marguerite (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2015, 2015
Edition:1st ed. 2015
Series:SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science
Subjects:
Freshwater And Marine Ecology
Conservation Biology
Marine Ecology
Freshwater Ecology
Environmental Law
Environmental Management
Ecology 
Online Access:
Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter One: Introduction
  • Chapter Two: The Rise and Rise of the Marine Reserves ‘Bandwagon
  • Chapter Three: Bibliometric Test of the MR ‘Bandwagon’
  • Chapter Four: Bias in the Peer-Reviewed Literature, and Crossing the Science/Policy Divide
  • Chapter Five: Critique of the Scientific Evidence for Fisheries Benefits of MRs
  • Chapter Six: Case study of the ‘English Patient’
  • Chapter Seven: Conclusion

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