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Ecosystems and human well-being : a framework for assessment

Title
Ecosystems and human well-being : a framework for assessment / Millennium Ecosystem Assessment ; authors, Joseph Alcamo [and others] ; contributing authors, Elena M. Bennett [and others].
Publication
Washington, DC : Island Press, ©2003.

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Additional Authors
  • Alcamo, Joseph.
  • Bennett, Elena M.
  • Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (Program)
Description
xiv, 245 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
Subject
  • Human ecology
  • Ecosystem management
  • Biotic communities
  • Ecology
  • Environmental health
  • Risk assessment
  • Ecosystem
  • Ecology
  • Environmental Health
  • Risk Assessment
  • human ecology
  • ecology
  • risk assessment
  • Ecologie humaine
  • Equilibre écologique
  • Risk assessment
  • Environmental health
  • Biotic communities
  • Ecosystem management
  • Human ecology
Note
  • "The first product of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA), a four-year international work program designed to meet the needs of decision-makers for scientific information on the links between ecosystem change and human well-being." -- p. x.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-235) and index.
Contents
Introduction and conceptual framework -- Ecosystems and their services -- Ecosystems and well-being -- Drivers of change in ecosystems and their services -- Dealing with scale -- Concepts of ecosystem value and valuation approaches -- Analytical approaches -- Strategic interventions, response options, and decision-making.
ISBN
  • 1559634022
  • 9781559634021
  • 1559634030
  • 9781559634038
LCCN
2003011612
OCLC
  • ocm52349201
  • 52349201
  • SCSB-1313276
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library