The globalization of socio-ecological systems: An agenda for scientific research

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 304-316

  Young, Oran R ^a   Berkhout, Frans ^b   Gallopin, Gilberto C ^c   Janssen, Marco A ^d,e   Ostrom, Elinor ^f   van der Leeuw, Sander ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

^c United Nations Economic Commission For Latin America and the Caribbean Chile   (Chile)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Globalization; Resilience; Socio ecological system; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GLOBALIZATION; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS;

EID: 33746381177     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2006.03.004     Document Type: Article

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