Relating ecoystem services to domains of human well-being: Foundation for a U.S. index

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 28, Issue , 2013, Pages 79-90

  Smith, Lisa M ^a   Case, Jason L ^b   Smith, Heather M ^b   Harwell, Linda C ^a   Summers, J K ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Basic needs; Composite index structure; Economic well being; Ecosystem services; Happiness; Human well being; Subjective well being; Well being domains

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY;

BASIC NEEDS; COMPOSITE INDEX; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; HAPPINESS; WELL BEING;

ECOSYSTEMS;

BASIC NEEDS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878424025     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.02.032     Document Type: Article

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