Perceptions of the ecosystem services concept: Opportunities and challenges in the Swedish municipal context

Ecosystem Services

Volumn 17, Issue , 2016, Pages 123-130

  Beery, Thomas ^a   Stålhammar, Sanna ^b   Jönsson, K Ingemar ^a   Wamsler, Christine ^b   Bramryd, Torleif ^c   Brink, Ebba ^b   Ekelund, Nils ^d   Johansson, Michael ^c   Palo, Thomas ^e   Schubert, Per ^d  

^a KRISTIANSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anthropocentrism; Ecosystem services; Ecosystem services concept; Knowledge use; Monetary valuation; Municipal decision making; Values of nature

Indexed keywords

EID: 84952046810     PISSN: 22120416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2015.12.002     Document Type: Article

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