Ecosystems and human well-being
Subtitle: a framework for assessment
By: Millennium Ecosystem Assessment ; authors, Joseph Alcamo ... [et al.] ; contributing authors, Elena M. Bennett ... [et al.].
Contributors: Alcamo, Joseph.; Bennett, Elena M.; Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (Program)
Publisher: Island Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 245
Subjects: Human ecology; Ecosystem management
Notes: "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"--Pref.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-235) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction and conceptual framework --; title: Ecosystems and their services --; title: Ecosystems and well-being --; title: Drivers of change in ecosystems and their services --; title: Dealing with scale --; title: Concepts of ecosystem value and valuation approaches --; title: Analytical approaches --; title: Strategic interventions, response options, and decision-making.