Benefits From Water Related Ecosystem Services in Africa and Climate Change

Ecological Economics

Volumn 149, Issue , 2018, Pages 294-305

  Pettinotti, Laetitia ^a   de Ayala, Amaia ^a,b   Ojea, Elena ^c  

^a BASQUE CENTRE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE BC3   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Africa; Ecosystem services; Meta analysis; Natural capital; ND GAIN; Readiness; Valuation; Vulnerability; Water

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTINGENT VALUATION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; META-ANALYSIS; NATURAL CAPITAL; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; TRADE-OFF; VULNERABILITY; WATER PLANNING;

AFRICA;

EID: 85044955767     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.03.021     Document Type: Article

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