Embracing panarchy, building resilience and integrating adaptive management through a rebirth of the National Environmental Policy Act

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1420-1427

  Benson, Melinda Harm ^a   Garmestani, Ahjond S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive management; Law; NEPA; Panarchy; Resilience; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL LAW; INHERENT VARIABILITY; LAW; LEGAL INSTRUMENTS; NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT; PANARCHY; POLICY AND REGULATION; RESILIENCE; SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; SUSTAINABILITY;

ADAPTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; POLICY; SOCIETY;

EID: 79952069284     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.10.011     Document Type: Article

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