Delphi-based change assessment in ecosystem service values to support strategic spatial planning in Italian landscapes

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 21, Issue , 2012, Pages 134-144

  Scolozzi, Rocco ^a   Morri, Elisa ^b   Santolini, Riccardo ^b  

^a RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Delphi survey; Ecosystem services; Environmental Impact Assessment; Spatial planning; Strategic Environmental Assessment

Indexed keywords

BENEFIT TRANSFER; DATA GATHERING AND ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE VALUES; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; EXPERT CONSULTATION; FOCUS GROUPS; KNOWLEDGE FRAMEWORKS; LAND COVER MAPS; LAND USE CLASS; LAND USE POLICY; LAND-USE CHANGE; LANDSCAPE PLANNING; LOCAL CONDITIONS; RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS; RESOURCE CONSTRAINT; SPATIAL CHARACTERISTICS; SPATIAL PATTERNS; SPATIAL PLANNING; SPATIALLY EXPLICIT; STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS; SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPE; URBAN AREAS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; LAND USE; SURVEYS; URBAN PLANNING;

ECOSYSTEMS;

DATA ACQUISITION; DELPHI ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; LAND USE CHANGE; POLICY APPROACH; SPATIAL PLANNING; STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN AREA;

ITALY;

EID: 84860310472     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.07.019     Document Type: Article

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