Evaluating the Benefits of Green Infrastructure for Coastal Areas: Location, Location, Location

Coastal Management

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 504-516

  Ruckelshaus, Mary H ^a   Guannel, Gregory ^b   Arkema, Katherine ^a   Verutes, Gregory ^a   Griffin, Robert ^a   Guerry, Anne ^a   Silver, Jess ^a   Faries, Joe ^a   Brenner, Jorge ^b   Rosenthal, Amy ^c,d  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^c WORLD WILDLIFE FUND   (United States)

^d MacArthur Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

coastal management; coastal protection; ecosystem services; restoration

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ENGINEERING; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEMS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LOCATION; RESTORATION; SEA LEVEL;

COASTAL MANAGEMENT; COASTAL PROTECTION; DECISION MAKERS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE; PRACTICAL GUIDANCE; PROCESS-BASED MODELS; SPATIAL VARIATIONS;

SHORE PROTECTION;

COASTAL PROTECTION; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; HABITAT RESTORATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BELIZE [CENTRAL AMERICA]; GULF OF MEXICO; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84992724117     PISSN: 08920753     EISSN: 15210421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08920753.2016.1208882     Document Type: Article

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