Critical natural capital: A socio-cultural perspective

Ecological Economics

Volumn 44, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 219-231

  Chiesura, Anna ^a   De Groot, Rudolf ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Critical natural capital; Ecosystem functions; Environmental valuation; Information functions; Social and cultural values

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0037351897     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-8009(02)00275-6     Document Type: Article

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