A spatially distributed risk screening tool to assess climate and land use change impacts on water-related ecosystem services

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 83, Issue , 2016, Pages 12-26

  Sample, James E ^a   Baber, Ingrid ^b   Badger, Rebecca ^b  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate change; Ecosystem services; Land use; Qualitative risk assessment; Water resources

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELS; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; LAND USE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCES;

ADAPTATION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; EUROPEAN WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE; EXPERT KNOWLEDGE; LAND-USE CHANGE; QUALITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT; SCOTTISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AGENCIES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; DATA SET; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FUTURE PROSPECT; LAND USE CHANGE; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER BASIN; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER RESOURCE;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84967327631     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2016.05.011     Document Type: Article

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