Connecting marine ecosystem services to human well-being: Insights from participatory well-being assessment in Kenya

Ambio

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1010-1021

  Abunge, Caroline ^a   Coulthard, Sarah ^b   Daw, Tim M ^c  

^a Wildlife Conservition Society   (Kenya)

^b NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ecosystem services; Fisheries; Kenya; Well being

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; STAKEHOLDER;

KENYA;

EID: 84890296250     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-013-0456-9     Document Type: Article

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