Investing in ecological infrastructure

The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity in National and International Policy Making

Volumn 9781849775496, Issue , 2012, Pages 401-449

  Shine, Clare ^c   Vakrou, Alexandra ^a   Wittmer, Heidi ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP)   (Brazil)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781849775496     Document Type: Chapter

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