It's been a pleasure to help guide Jian Chen on his excellent PhD research journey towards a deep understanding of the #CoevolutionaryGovernance of MPAs in China, many congratulations, Jian!
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Dr Jian Chen passes PhD viva with thesis hailed as ‘tour de force’ in environmental governance
UCL Geography congratulates Dr Jian Chen on his successful PhD viva. His research on China’s marine protected areas offers fresh insights into social-ecological resilience and governance.
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February 6, 2026 at 8:07 PM
It's been a pleasure to help guide Jian Chen on his excellent PhD research journey towards a deep understanding of the #CoevolutionaryGovernance of MPAs in China, many congratulations, Jian!
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.. and focus on empirical case study analyses of how effectiveness and equity have (or have not) been integrated through combined #CoevolutionaryGovernance approaches, taking account of driving forces like poverty & employing a diversity of appropriate incentives
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Frontiers | Incentive diversity is key to the more effective and equitable governance of marine protected areas
A target to conserve 30% of oceans by designating marine protected areas (MPAs) has been agreed, yet the effectiveness of existing MPAs is often low, with fe...
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May 15, 2025 at 1:48 PM
.. and focus on empirical case study analyses of how effectiveness and equity have (or have not) been integrated through combined #CoevolutionaryGovernance approaches, taking account of driving forces like poverty & employing a diversity of appropriate incentives
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Interesting modelling analysis! We take an empirical approach to this question through 50 case studies on #MPAGovernance. Building on concepts of structuration& #CoevolutionaryGovernance we find that structural institutions & human agency are co-created & coevolve
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December 18, 2024 at 11:27 AM
Interesting modelling analysis! We take an empirical approach to this question through 50 case studies on #MPAGovernance. Building on concepts of structuration& #CoevolutionaryGovernance we find that structural institutions & human agency are co-created & coevolve
www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar...
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This paper is the focus of this webinar kindly hosted by OCTO. This webinar also explains the marine #socialecologicalsystems and #coevolutionarygovernance concepts on which this #MPAGovernance research is based:
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Insights and tools for combining governance approaches for more effective and equitable MPAs | OCTO: Open Communications for the Ocean
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November 23, 2024 at 3:16 PM
This paper is the focus of this webinar kindly hosted by OCTO. This webinar also explains the marine #socialecologicalsystems and #coevolutionarygovernance concepts on which this #MPAGovernance research is based:
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A target to conserve 30% of oceans by designating MPAs has been agreed, yet the effectiveness of existing MPAs is often low, with few weakly implemented restrictions on impacting uses.
Drawing on #coevolutionarygovernance and #socialecologicalsystems concepts we hypothesize that:
Drawing on #coevolutionarygovernance and #socialecologicalsystems concepts we hypothesize that:
November 23, 2024 at 2:38 PM
A target to conserve 30% of oceans by designating MPAs has been agreed, yet the effectiveness of existing MPAs is often low, with few weakly implemented restrictions on impacting uses.
Drawing on #coevolutionarygovernance and #socialecologicalsystems concepts we hypothesize that:
Drawing on #coevolutionarygovernance and #socialecologicalsystems concepts we hypothesize that: