Reasons and options for integrating ecosystem services in strategic environmental assessment of spatial planning

International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services and Management

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 143-149

  Geneletti, Davide ^a,b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

ecosystem services; land use; planning; scale; strategic environmental assessment; trade offs

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LAND USE; SPATIAL PLANNING; STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 84859757569     PISSN: 21513732     EISSN: 21513740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21513732.2011.617711     Document Type: Article

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