Governing cities reflexively—The biocultural diversity concept as an alternative to ecosystem services

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 62, Issue , 2016, Pages 7-13

  Buizer, Marleen ^a   Elands, Birgit ^a   Vierikko, Kati ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biocultural diversity; Ecosystem services; Reflexive governance; Transdisciplinarity; Urban planning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION BIOLOGY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; LANDSCAPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOLOGY; URBAN AREA; WELLBEING;

EID: 84973869096     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2016.03.003     Document Type: Article

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