The economics of ecosystem services: From local analysis to national policies

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 78-86

  Kumar, Pushpam ^a   Brondizio, Eduardo ^b   Gatzweiler, Franz ^c   Gowdy, John ^d   de Groot, Dolf ^e   Pascual, Unai ^f   Reyers, Belinda ^g   Sukhdev, Pavan ^h  

^a United Nations Environment Programme   (Kenya)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^d RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^g DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^h GIST Advisory Services   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; POLICY MAKING; VALUATION;

EID: 84875541312     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2013.02.001     Document Type: Review

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