Ecocultural attributes: Evaluating ecological degradation in terms of ecological goods and services versus subsistence and tribal values

Risk Analysis

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1261-1272

  Burger, Joanna ^a,b,c,d   Gochfeld, Michael ^b,c,d,e   Pletnikoff, Karen ^f   Snigaroff, Ronald ^g   Snigaroff, Daniel ^h   Stamm, Tim ^h  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f Aleutian/Pribilof Island Association   (United States)

^g Atka Island   (United States)

^h Nikolski Island   (United States)

Author keywords

Aleuts; Department of Energy; Ecocultural attributes; Ecological goods and services; Remediation; Restoration; Subsistence values; Tribal values

Indexed keywords

DAMAGE DETECTION; ECOSYSTEMS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; REMEDIATION; RESTORATION;

ALEUTS; DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY; ECOCULTURAL ATTRIBUTES; ECOLOGICAL GOODS AND SERVICES; SUBSISTENCE VALUES; TRIBAL VALUES;

NATURAL RESOURCES;

CHEMICAL AGENT; RADIOISOTOPE;

CONTAMINATED LAND; CULTURAL TRADITION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; NATURAL RESOURCE; REMEDIATION;

BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ECOSYSTEM; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW;

EID: 52449112095     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2008.01093.x     Document Type: Review

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