The Role of Ecological Science in Environmental Policy Making: from a Pacification toward a Facilitation Strategy

Based on a Dutch case study on shellfish fishery policy making and a literature review, we expand existing guidelines for coastal zone management. We deduce constraints for handling societally contested and scientifically complex environmental issues. Our additions focus on problem structuring and h...

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Main Authors: Lucien Hanssen, Etiënne Rouwette, Marieke M. van Katwijk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Resilience Alliance 2009-06-01
Series:Ecology and Society
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Online Access:http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol14/iss1/art43/