A general framework for analyzing sustainability of social-ecological systems

Science

Volumn 325, Issue 5939, 2009, Pages 419-422

  Ostrom, Elinor ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; NATURAL RESOURCE; POLICY APPROACH; RESOURCE USE; SELF ORGANIZATION; SUSTAINABILITY;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FIELD STUDY; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOLOGY; HUMANS; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOLOGY; SYSTEMS THEORY;

EID: 67749104823     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1172133     Document Type: Review

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