The emergence of enlightened anthropocentrism in ecological restoration

Nature and Culture

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 48-71

  Keulartz, Jozef ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anthropocene; Ecological design; Ecological restoration; Ecosystem services; Enlightened anthropocentrism; Novel ecosystems

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; DESIGN; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; GLOBAL CHANGE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

EID: 84858411641     PISSN: 15586073     EISSN: 15585468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3167/nc.2012.070104     Document Type: Article

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