Toward a typology for social-ecological systems

Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 31-41

  Alessa, Lilian ^a   Kliskey, Andrew ^a   Altaweel, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Human settlements; Local communities; Resource management; Social organization; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EID: 73849094437     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15487733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15487733.2009.11908026     Document Type: Article

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