The Controversy over Marine Protected Areas Science meets Policy /

• Main Authors: Caveen, Alex (Author), Polunin, Nick (Author), Gray, Tim (Author), Stead, Selina Marguerite (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science,
• Subjects: Environment.; Aquatic ecology.; Environmental law.; Environmental policy.; Environmental management.; Nature conservation.; Environmental Management.; Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice.; Freshwater & Marine Ecology.; Nature Conservation.

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...

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.