Estimating impacts of population growth and land use policy on ecosystem services: A community-level case study in Virginia, USA

Ecosystem Services

Volumn 5, Issue , 2013, Pages 110-123

  Jantz, Claire A ^a   Manuel, James J ^a,b  

^a SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b React Environmental Professional Services GroupInc   (United States)

Author keywords

Albemarle County, VA; Charlottesville, VA; CITYgreen; Ecosystem services; Land use planning; Population

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884591700     PISSN: 22120416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2013.07.005     Document Type: Article

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