Sustainability and Biodiversity

Encyclopedia of Biodiversity: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 71-84

  Cavender Bares, Jeannine ^a   Heffernan, James ^b,c   King, Elizabeth ^d,e   Polasky, Stephen ^a   Balvanera, Patricia ^f   Clark, William C ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^f INSTITUTO DE MATEMÁTICAS   (Mexico)

^g HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; Ecosystem and environmental services; Ecosystem functions; Inclusive wealth; Intergenerational equity; Natural capital; Poverty; Resilience; Shadow prices; Social equity; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008198230     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-384719-5.00390-7     Document Type: Chapter

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