The Socio-ecological Fit of Human Responses to Environmental Degradation: An Integrated Assessment Methodology

Environmental Management

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1448-1466

  Briassoulis, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

Author keywords

Assemblage; Environmental degradation; Integrated assessment; Responses; Socio ecological fit; Socio ecological resilience

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WEATHERING;

ASSEMBLAGE; CONCEPTUAL APPROACHES; ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES; FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS; INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT; RESPONSES; SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL; SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS;

ECOLOGY;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTINGENT VALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LITERATURE REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ARTICLE; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LAND USE; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 84945435425     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-015-0584-z     Document Type: Article

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