Culture, nature, and the valuation of ecosystem services in northern namibia

Ecology and Society

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Schnegg, Michael ^a   Rieprich, Robin ^a   Pröpper, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Concept of culture; Ecosystem services; Ethnography; Landscapes; Namibia; Valuation

Indexed keywords

CULTURE; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; LANDSCAPE; VALUATION;

NAMIBIA; OKAVANGO RIVER;

EID: 84908175227     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-06896-190426     Document Type: Article

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