Measuring and monitoring socio- cultural sustainability in the action of forest biodiversity cooperation networks

Silva Fennica

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 441-459

  Rantala, Mirja ^a   Hujala, Teppo ^a   Kurttila, Mikko ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Additive utility function; Community adaptation; Criteria and indicators; METSO programme

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOIL CONSERVATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

COMMUNITY ADAPTATION; CRITERIA AND INDICATORS; ECOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC; FOREST RESOURCE MANAGEMENTS; METSO PROGRAMME; MULTI-CRITERIA APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT; UTILITY FUNCTIONS;

FORESTRY;

BIOENERGY; CULTURAL INFLUENCE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ECOTOURISM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FOREST RESOURCE; LITERATURE REVIEW; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY; WATERSHED;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LIFE CYCLE; MANAGEMENT; NATURAL RESOURCES; SOIL; WATER MANAGEMENT;

FINLAND;

EID: 84866900759     PISSN: 00375330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14214/sf.52     Document Type: Article

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