Exploring the gap between ecosystem service research and management in development planning

Sustainability (Switzerland)

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 3802-3824

  Sitas, Nadia ^a,b   Prozesky, Heidi E ^a   Esler, Karen J ^a   Reyers, Belinda ^a,b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Communication divide; Ecosystem management; Land use planning; Mainstreaming; Multi stakeholder engagement; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; RESEARCH PROGRAM; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84904309294     PISSN: 20711050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su6063802     Document Type: Article

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