Establishing protected areas constitutes one of the main strategies for the conservation of
marine and coastal ecosystems. Increasing risks associated with environmental change …

Abstract The Earth System Science Partnership, which unites all major global change
research programmes, declared in 2001 an urgent need to develop “strategies for Earth …

What has happened globally on the climate change issue? How have countries' positions
differed over time, and why? How are problems and politics developing on an increasingly …

Tourism area development is affected by the competitive global tourism industry and the
complex, multilevel dynamics of the contemporary network society. The strategic planning …

Decentralization in Environmental Governance is a critical reflection on the dangers and
risks of governance renewal; warning against one-sided criticism on traditional command …

For the water sector, adapting to the effects of climate change is a highly complex issue. Due
to its geographical position, The Netherlands is vulnerable to sea level rise, increasing river …

In different parts of the world, neo-liberal politics is shifting responsibilities from the nation
state to other governmental and non-governmental actors. This is also evident in the …

It is generally acknowledged that adapting low-lying, flood-prone deltas to the projected
impacts of climate change is of great importance. Deltas are densely populated and often …

Measuring the adaptive capacity of human communities living in protected natural areas
subject to conservation represents a critical factor in promoting socio-ecological systems …

South Africa, being a semi-arid country, faces water resource constraints. The projected
impacts of climate change in the Keiskamma River Catchment, Eastern Cape Province, are …