Uncertainty and sustainability in the management of rangelands

Ecological Economics

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 251-266

  Quaas, Martin F ^a   Baumgärtner, Stefan ^b   Becker, Christian ^b   Frank, Karin ^a   Müller, Birgit ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ecological economic model; Grazing management; Risk aversion; Semi arid rangeland; Sustainability; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RANGELAND; SUSTAINABILITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 34247126915     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2006.03.028     Document Type: Article

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