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The ecological sustainability trigon – A proposed conceptual framework for creating and testing management scenarios
Marques, J.C.; Basset, A.; Brey, T.; Elliott, M. (2009). The ecological sustainability trigon – A proposed conceptual framework for creating and testing management scenarios. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 58(12): 1773-1779. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.08.020
In: Marine Pollution Bulletin. Macmillan: London. ISSN 0025-326X; e-ISSN 1879-3363, more
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Keywords
    Ecosystems
    Environments > Aquatic environment > Marine environment
    Management > Environment management
    Policy > Environmental policy
    Sustainability
    Sustainable development
    Water bodies > Coastal waters > Coastal landforms > Coastal inlets > Estuaries
    Marine/Coastal
Author keywords
    Ecological sustainability trigon (EST); Environmental managementscenarios; Conceptual framework

Authors  Top 
  • Marques, J.C.
  • Basset, A.
  • Brey, T.
  • Elliott, M., more

Abstract
    The ability to achieve ecological sustainability and the sustainable development of marine and estuarine ecosystems constitutes a complex major challenge and depends on many driving forces, often conflicting with each other. In particular, there are three major drivers: (a) the search for human well-being, health and safety, (b) the maintenance of ecological sustainability and environmental equilibrium, and (c) the tolerance of an increasing human population pressure and demand for wealth creation.

    We propose here the use of a conceptual guidance tool the ecological sustainability trigon (EST) as a means of building and testing environmental management scenarios. Although it requires further testing, the EST allows us to (a) address those three major drivers using human society view as a common currency, and (b) describe our behaviour, energetics (economy) and dynamics through ecological theory. Moreover, the EST appears promising for gap analysis and the means to address new research questions.


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