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Is it possible to implement a complex adaptive systems approach for marine systems? The experience of Italy and the Adriatic Sea

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October 4, 2017

An article of Emanuele Bigagli: Is it possible to implement a complex adaptive systems approach for marine systems? The experience of Italy and the Adriatic Sea, has been published in Ocean & Coastal Management, Volume 149, Pages 81–95.

doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2017.09.019

Highlights

  • This paper evaluates the implementation of the MSFD in the Adriatic Sea.
  • The MSFD is the first policy for marine complex adaptive systems in the EU.
  • Ecological and jurisdictional boundaries overlap and cross-border cooperation is low.
  • Integrative assessments of marine systems may be impossible to achieve.
  • Relative isolation of theoretical approaches and management practices.