Objectives
Field SitesKnowledge ManagementScience for GovernanceTraining and EducationThemes
Coastal HazardsCoastal PeopleCritical Coastal HabitatsFisheriesMaricultureTourismUrban CoastsWater Quality and SupplyApproaches
Capacity BuildingCoastal Plans & PoliciesConstituency BuildingEcosystem GovernanceEvaluation for LearningIncorporating ScienceProtected Areas
Science for Governance
Competent management of complex ecosystems and their intensive human use cannot occur is the absence of science. Yet access to relevant science and technology is often unequal, and in many regions a distant dream. To bridge this gulf, CRC links the multidisciplinary community of social and natural scientists at the University of Rhode Island with teams working to address coastal management issues worldwide. Together we increase the understanding of the relationships between human activities and the condition of the coastal environment and its resources. We apply methods for monitoring societal and ecosystem change at various spatial scales. Equally important, CRC assesses the implications of the trends revealing by this monitoring and identify the change that will be needed to achieve the desired outcomes in specific locales, regions or the planet.Current CRC Activities linked to this Objective
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These activities are part of project: Integrating Factors for Success in Caribbean Marine Protected Areas
4. Applying Science to Management and Good Governance
These activities are part of project: Sustainable Coastal Communities and Ecosystems
Older CRC Activities linked to this Objective
Issue Profile for Terminos Lagoon
These activities are part of project: Impacts of altered freshwater flows to estuaries: Development and application of methods to characterize current and future conditions Project ended: 9-30-2006
An Impact Evaluation of Selected Workshops and Outcome Map for the WBNERR Coastal Training Program
These activities are part of project: Project and Program Evaluations Project ended: 6-30-2006
Recreational harbors and marinas
Mariculture Good Practices Capacity Building
These activities are part of project: Sustainable Development Practices in Priority Coastal Environments of the Gulf of California : Marinas and Shrimp Mariculture Project ended: 8-1-2005
Research and Extension Serving Coastal Governance and Management Needs in Tanzania
These activities are part of project: The Tanzania Coastal Management Partnership Project ended: 7-15-2005
Support an Inter-institutional, Multidisciplinary Collaborative Alliance
Analysis and Development of Economic and Environmental Policy
Development of Best Management Practices (BMPs)
These activities are part of project: Bridging gaps to insure long-term viability of small tropical mariculture ventures in Hawai'i and the U.S.-affiliated Islands Project ended: 12-31-2004
Documentation of Experience and Lessons Learned in the Philippines
These activities are part of project: Fostering Marine Conservation in Indonesia Project ended: 9-30-2003
Tourism Development guidelines
These activities are part of project: Conserving Critical Coastal Ecosystems in Mexico Project ended: 9-30-2003
These activities are part of project: Analysis of Poverty and Recommendations for a Poverty Alleviation Strategy for Coastal Villages in Tanzania Project ended: 7-30-2003
Geospatial Information for Sustainable Development
Institutional Capacity Development for the Tanzania National Environmental Management Council
These activities are part of project: Geographic Information for Integrated Coastal Management in Tanzania Project ended: 9-30-2002
Survey of Social and Environmental Issues Concerning Shrimp Aquaculture in Latin America
Training and Curriculum Development for Small/Medium Shrimp Producers
These activities are part of project: Integrated Regional Shrimp Farming Initiative Project ended: 6-30-2002
Convention on Bio-Diversity Expert Meeting on Coral Bleaching
The 9th International Coral Reef Symposium
Ecological and Socioeconomic Impact Studies