Knowledge brokering and boundary work for ecosystem service indicators. An urban case study in Finland

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 61, Issue , 2016, Pages 49-62

  Saarela, Sanna Riikka ^a   Rinne, Janne ^a  

^a FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Boundary work; Ecosystem service indicators; Knowledge brokering; Urban green infrastructure governance

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; ITERATIVE METHODS;

APPLICATION PROCESS; BOUNDARY WORKS; COLLABORATIVE PROCESS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE; KNOWLEDGE BROKERING; MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES; MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING;

ECOSYSTEMS;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; GIS; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; GREENSPACE; KNOWLEDGE; URBAN AREA; URBAN ECOSYSTEM; URBAN PLANNING;

FINLAND;

EID: 84940055107     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.07.016     Document Type: Article

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