Linking governance and ecosystem services: The case of Isla Mayor (Andalusia, Spain)

Land Use Policy

Volumn 46, Issue , 2015, Pages 91-102

  Farhad, Sherman ^a   Gual, Miquel A ^a   Ruiz Ballesteros, Esteban ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bridging institutions; Co managed multi level governance; Ecosystem services; Social ecological systems

Indexed keywords

COMANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MARSH; SERVICE PROVISION;

ANDALUCIA; SPAIN;

AVES;

EID: 84924077322     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2015.01.019     Document Type: Article

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