A multi-criteria method for making tradeoffs and hard decisions spatially explicit in marine conservation planning
Identifying new marine protected areas (MPAs) typically requires considering competing priorities from a large range of stakeholders. While balancing socioeconomic losses with biodiversity gains is challenging, it is central to the planning process and will influence the effectiveness of the MPAs to...
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Memorial University of Newfoundland
2016
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Online Access: | https://research.library.mun.ca/11667/ https://research.library.mun.ca/11667/1/thesis.pdf |