Ecological and social aspects of ecological restoration: New challenges and opportunities for Northern Regions

Ecology and Society

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Nilsson, Christer ^a   Aradóttir, Ása L ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Ecological restoration; Northern regions; Policies; Social ecological systems; Techniques

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; POLICY APPROACH; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLICY MAKING; STAKEHOLDER;

EID: 84891838598     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-06045-180435     Document Type: Article

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