Establishing the links between economic development and the restoration of natural capital

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 94-101

  Blignaut, James ^a   Esler, Karen J ^b   de Wit, Martin P ^b   Le Maitre, David ^c   Milton, Suzanne J ^d   Aronson, James ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^d NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^e CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^f MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; LITERATURE REVIEW; MARKET CONDITIONS; NATURAL CAPITAL; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 84875511815     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2012.12.003     Document Type: Review

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