Landscape sustainability science: Ecosystem services and human well-being in changing landscapes

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 999-1023

  Wu, Jianguo ^a,b,c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INNER MONGOLIA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ecosystem services; Human well being; Key research questions and approaches; Landscape sustainability science; Landscape sustainability spectrum; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; LANDSCAPE; RESILIENCE; SIMULATION; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 84884815677     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: 15729761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-013-9894-9     Document Type: Article

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