Administrative regions in conservation: Balancing local priorities with regional to global preferences in spatial planning

Biological Conservation

Volumn 144, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1719-1725

  Moilanen, Atte ^a   Arponen, Anni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biodiversity governance; Connectivity; Conservation prioritization; Cost effectiveness; Scales; Zonation software

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM; ALGORITHM; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; PRIORITIZATION; REGIONAL PLANNING; SOFTWARE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STAKEHOLDER;

EID: 79956218832     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2011.03.007     Document Type: Article

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