Socio-Environmental Systems (SES) Research: What have we learned and how can we use this information in future research programs

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 19, Issue , 2016, Pages 160-168

  Turner, B L ^a   Esler, Karen J ^b   Bridgewater, Peter ^c   Tewksbury, Joshua ^d   Sitas, J Nadia ^e   Abrahams, Brent ^e   Chapin, F Stuart ^f   Chowdhury, Rinku Roy ^g   Christie, Patrick ^h   Diaz, Sandra ⁱ   Firth, Penny ^j   Knapp, Corrine N ^k   Kramer, Jonathan ^l   Leemans, Rik ^m   Palmer, Margaret ^l   Pietri, Diana ⁿ   Pittman, Jeremy ^o   Sarukhán, José ^b   Shackleton, Ross ^e   Seidler, Reinmar ^p   van Wilgen, Brian ^e   Mooney, Harold ^q   more..

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology ^*  (Mexico)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^e STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^g CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^j NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (United States)

^k WESTERN STATE COLORADO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^m WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

ⁿ Blue Earth Consultants   (United States)

^o UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^p UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^q STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH; FUTURE PROSPECT; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LEARNING; POLICY ANALYSIS; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; PROJECT DESIGN; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 84963979984     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2016.04.001     Document Type: Review

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