Contribution of social science to large scale biodiversity conservation: A review of research about the Natura 2000 network

Biological Conservation

Volumn 199, Issue , 2016, Pages 110-122

  Blicharska, Malgorzata ^a,b   Orlikowska, Ewa H ^c   Roberge, Jean Michel ^c   Grodzinska Jurczak, Malgorzata ^d  

^a Swedish Biodiversity Centre   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^d JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; Human dimension; Natura 2000; Research gaps; Review; Social science

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; COST ANALYSIS; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; KNOWLEDGE; RESEARCH PROGRAM; SOCIAL MOVEMENT;

EID: 84969492238     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2016.05.007     Document Type: Review

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