Ecosystems and human well-being : multiscale assessments : findings of the Sub-global Assessments Working Group of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment / edited by Doris Capistrano [and others].

Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Washington, DC : Island Press, ©2005.
Description
xix, 388 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 29 cm.

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    Series
    • Millennium Ecosystem Assessment series ; v. 4. [More in this series]
    • The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment series ; v. 4
    Summary note
    Of the MA conceptual framework -- Overview of the MA sub-global assessments -- Linking ecosystem services and human well-being in the sub-global assessments -- The multiscale approach -- Using multiple knowledge systems in sub-global assessments : benefits and challenges -- Assessment process -- Drivers of ecosystem change -- Condition and trends of ecosystem services and biodiversity -- Responses to ecosystem changes and their impacts on human well-being : lessons from sub-global assessments -- Sub-global scenarios -- Communities, ecosystems, and livelihoods -- Reflections and lessons learned.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • Summary of the MA conceptual framework
    • Overview of the MA sub-global assessments
    • Linking ecosystem services and human well-being in the sub-global assessments
    • The multiscale approach
    • Using multiple knowledge systems in sub-global assessments : benefits and challenges
    • Assessment process
    • Drivers of ecosystem change
    • Condition and trends of ecosystem services and biodiversity
    • Responses to ecosystem changes and their impacts on human well-being : lessons from sub-global assessments
    • Sub-global scenarios
    • Communities, ecosystems, and livelihoods
    • Reflections and lessons learned.
    ISBN
    • 1559631856 ((alk. paper))
    • 9781559631853 ((alk. paper))
    • 1559631864 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
    • 9781559631860 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
    LCCN
    2005017194
    OCLC
    60697091
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