A framework for the quantification of the importance of environmental flows for human well-being

Society and Natural Resources

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1252-1269

  Meijer, Karen S ^a,b   van Beek, Eelco ^b  

^a DELTARES   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Ecosystem services; Environmental flow assessment; Framework; Human well being; Iran; Quantification

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; RIVER FLOW;

BANGLADESH; IRAN;

EID: 84855602589     PISSN: 08941920     EISSN: 15210723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08941920.2010.545866     Document Type: Article

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