Introduction: Building Local Governance, Regional Excellence, and Global Leadership for Sustainable Coastal Communities and Ecosystems

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Notes

1. Known as the Coastal Resources Management Project—CRMP I (1985–1995) and CRMP II (1995–2003).

2. The experience and lessons learned of the earlier work from 1985–2003 is summarized in the publication Olsen, S. Ed. 2003. Crafting Coastal Governance in a Changing World, Coastal Resources Center, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI, USA, 388 p. Available at http://www.crc.uri.edu/download/Crafting_Coastal_Governance.pdf

3. See the National Research Council report: Increasing Capacity for Coastal Stewardship of Oceans and Coasts: A Priority for the 21st Century (2008). The National Academies Press, Washington D.C. 141 p.