TY - GEN N2 - This book is a critical analysis of the concept of marine protected areas (MPAs) particularly as a tool for marine resource management. It explains the reasons for the extraordinary rise of MPAs to the top of the political agenda for marine policy, and evaluates the scientific credentials for the unprecedented popularity of this management option. The book reveals the role played by two policy networks - epistemic community and advocacy coalition - in promoting the notion of MPA, showing how advocacy for marine reserves by some scientists based on limited evidence of fisheries benefits has led. DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-10957-2 DO - doi AB - This book is a critical analysis of the concept of marine protected areas (MPAs) particularly as a tool for marine resource management. It explains the reasons for the extraordinary rise of MPAs to the top of the political agenda for marine policy, and evaluates the scientific credentials for the unprecedented popularity of this management option. The book reveals the role played by two policy networks - epistemic community and advocacy coalition - in promoting the notion of MPA, showing how advocacy for marine reserves by some scientists based on limited evidence of fisheries benefits has led. T1 - The controversy over marine protected areasscience meets policy / AU - Caveen, Alex, AU - Polunin, Nick, AU - Gray, Tim, AU - Stead, Selina Marguerite, CN - QH91.75.A1 ID - 723915 KW - Marine parks and reserves. KW - Marine parks and reserves SN - 9783319109572 SN - 331910957X TI - The controversy over marine protected areasscience meets policy / LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-319-10957-2 UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-319-10957-2 ER -