Ecosystem service evaluation to support land-use policy

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 154, Issue , 2012, Pages 78-84

  Viglizzo, E F ^a,b,c   Paruelo, J M ^d   Laterra, P ^b,e   Jobbagy E G ^f  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PAMPA   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^e UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^f Grupo de Estudios Ambientales IMASL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Economic and biophysical views; Evaluation methods; Tradeoffs

Indexed keywords

CARBON BUDGET; CONTINGENT VALUATION; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; LAND USE PLANNING; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; POLICY APPROACH; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; TRADE-OFF; WATER YIELD;

EID: 84859722642     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2011.07.007     Document Type: Article

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