Analysis and evaluation of ecosystem resilience: An economic perspective with an application to the Venice lagoon

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 3385-3408

  Vergano, Lucia ^a,b   Nunes, Paulo A L D ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c Venice International University   (Italy)

^d FONDAZIONE ENI ENRICO MATTEI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Economic perspective; Economic value; Ecosystems' resilience; Ecosystems' thresholds; Natural insurance capital

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; VENETO; VENEZIA [VENETO]; VENICE LAGOON;

EID: 36148994691     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-006-9085-y     Document Type: Article

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