Towards an ecosystem approach to policy process: Insights from the sustainable livelihoods and ecosystem health approaches

International Journal of Sustainable Development

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 393-411

  Robinson, Lance W ^a   Fuller, Anthony M ^b,c  

^a VANCOUVER ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptive methodology for ecosystem sustainability and health; AMESH; Complexity; Ecosystem approach; Nested deliberation; Policy; Sustainable livelihoods approach

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HEALTH; ITERATIVE METHODS; PUBLIC POLICY; REGIONAL PLANNING;

AMESH; COMPLEXITY; ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; ECOSYSTEM SUSTAINABILITY; NESTED DELIBERATION; SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; POLICY MAKING; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 78951491615     PISSN: 09601406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSD.2010.038176     Document Type: Article

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