What is sustainability science?

Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-11

  Wu, Jian Guo ^a,b,c   Guo, Xiao Chuan ^a   Yang, Jie ^a   Qian, Gui Xia ^a   Niu, Jian Ming ^a   Liang, Cun Zhu ^a   Zhang, Qing ^a   Li, Ang ^d  

^a INNER MONGOLIA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Coupled human environment systems (CHES); Ecosystem services; Human well being; Landscape; Region; Sustainability science; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY;

CHINA;

EID: 84892934962     PISSN: 10019332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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