Vulnerability analysis in environmental management: Widening and deepening its approach

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 195-204

  McFadden, Loraine ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complex systems; Functionality; Integrated management; Thresholds; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS;

FUNCTIONALITY; INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT; THRESHOLDS; VULNERABILITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT;

COMPLEXITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; INTEGRATED APPROACH; THEORETICAL STUDY; THRESHOLD; VULNERABILITY;

ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HAZARD; METHODOLOGY; SOCIETY;

EID: 36749093978     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: 14694387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892907004195     Document Type: Article

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