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Patrick Christie is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States and focuses primarily on Environmental Science. Their research spans several subfields, including Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Ecology, Oceanography, and Sociology and Political Science.

Their work often addresses topics related to Coastal and Marine Management, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses, International Maritime Law Issues, and various aspects of Tourism Research.

Among their recent publications are:

  • "The COVID-19 Pandemic, Small-Scale Fisheries and Coastal Fishing Communities" (2020), published in Coastal Management
  • "Marine-Related Learning Networks: Shifting the Paradigm Toward Collaborative Ocean Governance" (2020), published in Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "Networked media and information ocean literacy: a transformative approach for UN ocean decade" (2024), published in npj Ocean Sustainability
  • "A Call for a Cultural Shift in Oceanography" (2024), published in Coastal Management
  • "Coastal Management Journal Mourns the Passing of Prof. Gordon (Kem) Lowry" (2022), published in Coastal Management

Patrick Christie has frequently published in Coastal Management, with other publications appearing in Frontiers in Marine Science, npj Ocean Sustainability, and Human Organization.

Their collaborations include frequent coauthors such as Leopoldo Cavaleri Gerhardinger, André Carlo Colonese, Nathan Bennett, Elena M. Finkbeiner, and Natalie C. Ban.

Best Publications

  • Conservation social science: understanding and integrating human dimensions to improve conservation

    Nathan J. Bennett;Nathan J. Bennett;Nathan J. Bennett;Robin Roth;Sarah C. Klain;Kai Chan

  • Mind the gap: Addressing the shortcomings of marine protected areas through large scale marine spatial planning

    Tundi Agardy;Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara;Patrick Christie

  • Marine Protected Areas as Biological Successes and Social Failures in Southeast Asia

    Patrick Christie;Henry M. Jackson

  • Towards a sustainable and equitable blue economy

    Nathan J. Bennett;Nathan J. Bennett;Andrés M. Cisneros-Montemayor;Andrés M. Cisneros-Montemayor;Jessica Blythe;Jennifer J. Silver

  • Marine reserves as linked social–ecological systems

    Richard Pollnac;Patrick Christie;Joshua E. Cinner;Tracey Dalton

  • The COVID-19 Pandemic, Small-Scale Fisheries and Coastal Fishing Communities

    Nathan J. Bennett;Elena M. Finkbeiner;Natalie C. Ban;Dyhia Belhabib

  • Best practices for improved governance of coral reef marine protected areas

    P. Christie;A. T. White

  • Toward developing a complete understanding: A social science research agenda for marine protected areas

    Patrick Christie;Bonnie J. McCay;Marc L. Miller;Celia Lowe

  • Revisiting “Success” and “Failure” of Marine Protected Areas: A Conservation Scientist Perspective

    Sylvaine Giakoumi;Sylvaine Giakoumi;Jennifer McGowan;Morena Mills;Morena Mills;Maria Beger;Maria Beger

  • Trends in development of coastal area management in tropical countries: From central to community orientation

    Patrick Christie;Alan T. White

  • Marine protected areas for whom? Fisheries, tourism, and solidarity in a Philippine community

    Enrique G. Oracion;Marc L. Miller;Patrick Christie

  • Starting point or solution? Community-based marine protected areas in the Philippines.

    P. Christie;A. White;E. Deguit

  • Why people matter in ocean governance: Incorporating human dimensions into large-scale marine protected areas

    Patrick Christie;Nathan J. Bennett;Nathan J. Bennett;Nathan J. Bennett;Noella J. Gray;T. ‘Aulani Wilhelm

  • Transforming management of tropical coastal seas to cope with challenges of the 21st century

    Peter F Sale;Tundi Agardy;Cameron H Ainsworth;Blake E Feist

  • Key findings from a multidisciplinary examination of integrated coastal management process sustainability

    Patrick Christie;Kem Lowry;Alan T. White;Enrique G. Oracion

  • Assessing the feasibility of ecosystem-based fisheries management in tropical contexts

    Patrick Christie;David L. Fluharty;Alan T. White;Liza Eisma-Osorio

  • Back to Basics: An Empirical Study Demonstrating the Importance of Local-Level Dynamics for the Success of Tropical Marine Ecosystem-Based Management

    Patrick Christie;Richard B. Pollnac;Enrique G. Oracion;Agnes Sabonsolin

  • Scaling Up to Networks of Marine Protected Areas in the Philippines: Biophysical, Legal, Institutional, and Social Considerations

    G. K. Lowry;A. T. White;P. Christie

  • Is integrated coastal management sustainable

    Patrick Christie

  • Creating space for interdisciplinary marine and coastal research: five dilemmas and suggested resolutions

    Patrick Christie

Frequent Co-Authors

Nathan J. Bennett
Nathan J. Bennett University of British Columbia
John N. Kittinger
John N. Kittinger Arizona State University
Laurence J. McCook
Laurence J. McCook James Cook University
Shankar Aswani
Shankar Aswani Rhodes University
Tim M. Daw
Tim M. Daw Stockholm University
Peter J. Mumby
Peter J. Mumby University of Queensland
Alan D. Ziegler
Alan D. Ziegler National University of Singapore
Ratana Chuenpagdee
Ratana Chuenpagdee Memorial University of Newfoundland
Natalie C. Ban
Natalie C. Ban University of Victoria
Lisa M. Campbell
Lisa M. Campbell Duke University

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