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Stephen B Olsen

Director, Coastal Resources Center

solsen@gso.uri.edu

Educational Background

M.S., Biological Oceanography B.A., Biology

University of Rhode Island Oberlin College

1970 1967

Areas of Specialization

Research

The governance of coastal ecosystems. Formulation, application and refinement of coastal management initiatives in both wealthy, politically stable nations and low income nations in the tropics. The integration of the best available knowledge on how ecosystems function with participatory and adaptive governance; building institutional capacity to address anthropogenic change to coastal ecosystems.

Outreach

Stephen Olsen directs long term projects in coastal management in the U.S. and a number of developing nations; he teaches international training courses for professionals drawn from both the social and national sciences.

Publications:

Olsen, S. and P. Christie. 2000. What Are We Learning from Coastal Management Experience? Coastal Management, 28:5-18.

Olsen, S.B. 2000. Educating for the Governance of Coastal Ecosystems; The Dimensions of the Challenge. Ocean and Coastal Management, 43:331-341.

Lowry, K., S.B. Olsen and J. Tobey. 1999. Donor evaluations of ICM initiatives: what can be learned from them? Ocean and Coastal Management, 42, 9:767-789.

Olsen, S.B., J. Tobey and L. Hale. 1998. A Learning-Based Approach to Coastal Management. In: Ambio, 27 (8):611-619.

Olsen, S.B. 1998. Foreword. In: Coastal Waters of the World: Trends, Threats, and Strategies by Don Hinrichsen. Island Press, Washington, D.C.