Chapter 1 and 2 in main report (vol 2): Lead Author. Assessment of Assessments Region 1: Arctic Ocean (in vol 3): Author together with Jake Rice

Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

Year of publication: 2009
External websites: Cristin; Omtale; Data; Sammendrag; Prosjekt
Involved from NIVA: Gunnar Sander
Contributors: Gunnar Sander

Summary

Chapter 1, Introduction, reviews the origin of the AoA and places it in the context of major findings about the state of the oceans and ocean governance. Chapter 2, Definitions and analytical framework, presents the approaches used in subsequent chapters, conditions for an assessment to have influence, and defines different types of assessments. The regional summary of the Arctic Ocean in vol 3 reviews institutions, data and assessments for this region. "Summary for policy makers" (vol. 1 - link below) provides a summary of the whole report.