An Integrated Social, Economic, and Ecologic Conceptual (ISEEC) framework for considering rangeland sustainability

Society and Natural Resources

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 593-606

  Fox, William E ^a   McCollum, Daniel W ^b   Mitchell, John E ^b   Swanson, Louis E ^c   Kreuter, Urs P ^d   Tanaka, John A ^e   Evans, Gary R ^f   Theodore Heintz, H ^g   Breckenridge, Robert P ^h   Geissler, Paul H ⁱ  

^a BLACKLAND RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g U S DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR   (United States)

^h IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

ⁱ U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological; Economic and social indicators; Rangeland; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; RANGELAND; SOCIAL INDICATOR; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 70449495466     PISSN: 08941920     EISSN: 15210723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08941920802247894     Document Type: Article

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