Journal of Coastal Zone Management

Department of Human Ecology and Sustainability, Vrije University of Brussel, Brussel, Belgium

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• Research Article   
  Decision Making in Social Ecological Systems: The Influence of 'Van Chai' on Decision Making in Biosphere Reserves and Marine Protected Areas in Vietnam
  Author(s): Bieke Abelshausen*, Tom Vanwing, Wolfgang Jacquet, Huy Thanh Nguyen, Thao Le Ngoc and Pieter Meurs
  
  Contextualisation in environmental management has been recognised for its importance for sustainable development for several decades. The provision of empirical justification for this understanding is however not extensively available. Analysis of empirical data is conducted for this provision through research in decision making processes and participation in two specific social-ecological contexts in Vietnam, i.e. the Cu Lao Cham–Hoi An Biosphere Reserve and the Ran Trao Marine Protected Area in Vietnam. Questionnaire based quantitative analysis included the exploration of differences between and within the two research areas from both a participation rate and a decision-making perspective. The analysis reveals that differentiations exist between the different levels of social organisation for both participation rate and decision making. Measures of association can.. View more»
  

  DOI: 10.35248/2473-3350.24.27.600

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