Co-Management of Protected Areas: A Governance System Analysis of Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland

• Published in: Land
• Main Authors: Jon Geir Petursson, Dadi Mar Kristofersson
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: co-management; protected areas; rural development; governance system; legitimacy; Vatnajökull National Park; Iceland; Vatnajökull
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/land10070681

Land allocated to protected areas (PA) is expanding as are expectations about the services these areas deliver. There is a need to advance knowledge on PA governance systems, like co-management, recognising that there is no “one-size-fits-all” solution. We analyse the co-management governance system...