Detecting critical choke points for achieving Good Environmental Status in European seas

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Potts T., O'Higgins T., Brennan R., Cinnirella S., Brandt U. S., Suarez de Vivero J. L., ...Daha Fazla

ECOLOGY AND SOCIETY, cilt.20, sa.1, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 20 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5751/es-07280-200129
  • Dergi Adı: ECOLOGY AND SOCIETY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: marine policy, Marine Strategy Framework Directive, marine sustainability, soft systems methodology, systems science, CONCEPTUAL-MODEL, SYSTEMS THINKING, NORTH-SEA, MARINE, MANAGEMENT, WATER
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Choke points are social, cultural, political, institutional, or psychological obstructions of social-ecological systems that constrain progress toward an environmental objective. Using a soft systems methodology, different types of chokes points were identified in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, the Baltic, and the North and Mediterranean seas. The choke points were of differing types: cultural and political choke points were identified in Barra and the Mediterranean, respectively, whereas the choke points in the North Sea and Baltic Sea were dependent on differing values toward the mitigation of eutrophication. We conclude with suggestions to identify and address choke points.