Valuing ecosystem benefits in a dynamic world

Climate Research

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 261-272

  Cornell, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecosystem services; Environmental management; Sustainability; Valuation

Indexed keywords

BENEFITS TRANSFER; DYNAMIC WORLD; EARTH SYSTEMS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCILS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; INADEQUATE DATA; INTEGRATIVE BENEFITS; INTER-DISCIPLINARY STUDIES; MONETARY VALUE; NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCILS; NATURAL WORLD; NONSTATIONARY; ONE-NUMBER; SUSTAINABILITY; VALUATION;

DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH RISKS; RESEARCH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; POLICY MAKING;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79551548948     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: 16161572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr00843     Document Type: Article

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