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Environmental Law

Ocean zoning

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Complex And Murky Spatial Planning, Josh Eagle Oct 2012

Complex And Murky Spatial Planning, Josh Eagle

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Comprehensive Planning, Dominant-Use-Zones, And User Rights: A New Era In Ocean Governance, James N. Sanchirico, Josh Eagle, Steve Palumbi, Barton H. Thompson Jr. Jan 2010

Comprehensive Planning, Dominant-Use-Zones, And User Rights: A New Era In Ocean Governance, James N. Sanchirico, Josh Eagle, Steve Palumbi, Barton H. Thompson Jr.

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Ocean-zoning arguments often center on the biology of ocean species, the geography of fishing-use patterns, and the need for preventing use conflicts. Here we expand this discussion to the social and legal aspects of ocean zoning, focusing on comprehensive planning, segregation of activities into use-priority areas, and the allocation of user rights within each zone. The inclusion of all of these features within an ocean-zoning regime can be a catalyst for a variety of ancillary benefits, including opportunities for user groups to form informal or formal long-lived institutions and a reassessment of the focus and scope of the regulatory institutions …


Ocean Zoning And Spatial Access Privileges: Rewriting The Tragedy Of The Regulated Ocean, Josh Eagle, James N. Sanchirico, Barton H. Thompson Jr. Jan 2008

Ocean Zoning And Spatial Access Privileges: Rewriting The Tragedy Of The Regulated Ocean, Josh Eagle, James N. Sanchirico, Barton H. Thompson Jr.

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No abstract provided.