Marine resource management and conservation in the Anthropocene

• Published in: Environmental conservation Vol. 45; no. 2; pp. 192 - 202
• Main Authors: ASWANI, SHANKAR, BASURTO, XAVIER, FERSE, SEBASTIAN, GLASER, MARION, CAMPBELL, LISA, CINNER, JOSHUA E., DALTON, TRACEY, JENKINS, LEKELIA D., MILLER, MARC L., POLLNAC, RICHARD, VACCARO, ISMAEL, CHRISTIE, PATRICK
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 01.06.2018
• Subjects: Anthropocene; Anthropocene epoch; Anthropogenic factors; cognition; Cognitive ability; Conservation; Conservation biology; Developing countries; Ecology; Economic analysis; Ecosystem biology; Environmental changes; Environmental economics; Environmental impact; Fisheries; Fisheries management; Fishery management; Fishery policy; Globalization; Human behavior; humans; issues and policy; Knowledge; LDCs; Lepidochelys olivacea; Marine biology; Marine conservation; Marine ecology; Marine ecosystems; Marine environment; Marine resources; Marine resources management; natural resources conservation; Oceans; Politics; Resource management; Science; Scientists; Social sciences; Social-ecological systems; sociologists; SUBJECT REVIEW; Synergism; System effectiveness; Technological change; Wildlife conservation; United States > US

Because the Anthropocene by definition is an epoch during which environmental change is largely anthropogenic and driven by social, economic, psychological and political forces, environmental social scientists can effectively analyse human behaviour and knowledge systems in this context. In this sub...