A novel deliberative multicriteria evaluation approach to ecosystem service valuation

Ecology and Society

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2017, Pages

  Mavrommati, Georgia ^a   Borsuk, Mark E ^b   Howarth, Richard B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Deliberative multicriteria evaluation; Ecosystem services; Informed decision making; Public engagement; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FUTURE PROSPECT; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SUSTAINABILITY; TRADE-OFF; VALUATION; WATERSHED;

MERRIMACK RIVER; NEW HAMPSHIRE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85021801891     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-09105-220239     Document Type: Article

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