Ecosystem services criteria for sustainable development in urban regions

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Söderman, Tarja ^a   Kopperoinen, Leena ^a   Shemeikka, Petri ^a   Yli Pelkonen, Vesa ^b  

^a FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ecosystem services; Land use planning; Sustainability criteria; Sustainable development; Urban region

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DATABASE; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; LAND COVER; LAND USE PLANNING; MONITORING SYSTEM; SPATIAL DATA; STATISTICAL DATA; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN REGION;

EID: 84864702732     PISSN: 14643332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S1464333212500081     Document Type: Article

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