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TI A general framework for indicator design and use with application to the assessment of coastal water quality and marine protected area management
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AF BELIAEFF, Benoit
   PELLETIER, Dominique
AS 1:1;2:2;
FF 1:PDG-RBE-LEADNC-LAC;2:PDG-RBE-LEADNC-UALNC;
C1 IFREMER, Ctr IRD, Noumea 98846, New Caledonia.
   IFREMER, Ctr Brest, F-29280 Plouzane, France.
C2 IFREMER, FRANCE
   IFREMER, FRANCE
SI NANTES
   NOUMEA
SE PDG-RBE-LEADNC-LAC
   PDG-RBE-LEADNC-UALNC
IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018
IF 1.333
TC 17
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00032/14331/11638.pdf
LA English
DT Article
AB Environmental management decisions based upon indicators are the end point of a process involving stakeholders and scientists. These steps should be explicit and follow a chronology. This paper presents a general framework for the design and use of management-oriented indicators, integrating management questions and performance criteria. We first examined the desirable characteristics of indicators aimed at providing decision-support for marine environmental management. Ideally, one should select the indicator that guarantees a safe and unambiguous decision leading to the appropriate measures in terms of regulation, remediation or control. In the present study, indicators are assessed according to two criteria: relevance and effectiveness. Relevance encompasses sensitivity and the existence of quantitative reference values, thereby allowing the selection of potential indicators. Effectiveness is the ability of the indicator to reach its predefined targets based on optimal (or at least improved) data collection protocols. The framework is illustrated by applying it to the European Water Framework Directive and to the Marine Protected Area management contexts. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
PY 2011
PD JAN
SO Ocean & Coastal Management
SN 0964-5691
PU Elsevier Sci Ltd
VL 54
IS 1
UT 000287072100009
BP 84
EP 92
DI 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2010.10.037
ID 14331
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