Ecosystems and human well-being : scenarios : findings of the Scenarios Working Group, Millennium Ecosystem Assessment / edited by Steve R. Carpenter [and others].

Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Washington, DC : Island Press, ©2005.
Description
xxv, 560 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 29 cm.

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    Series
    • Millennium Ecosystem Assessment series ; v. 2. [More in this series]
    • The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment series ; v. 2
    Summary note
    Comparing alternate futures of ecosystem services and human well-being -- MA conceptual framework -- Global scenarios in historical perspective -- Ecology in global scenarios -- State of the art in simulating future changes in ecosystem services -- Scenarios for ecosystem services : rationale and overview -- Methodology for developing the MA scenarios -- Drivers of change in ecosystem condition and services -- Four scenarios -- Changes in ecosystem services and their drivers across the scenarios -- Biodiversity across scenarios -- Human well-being across scenarios -- Interactions among ecosystem services -- Lessons learned for scenario analysis -- Policy synthesis for key stakeholders.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment conceptual framework
    • Global scenarios in historical perspective
    • Ecology in global scenarios
    • State of the art in simulating future changes in ecosystem services
    • Scenarios for ecosystem services : rationale and overview
    • Methodology for developing the MA scenarios
    • Drivers of change in ecosystem condition and services
    • Four scenarios
    • Changes in ecosystem services and their drivers across the scenarios
    • Biodiversity across scenarios
    • Human well-being across scenarios
    • Interactions among ecosystem services
    • Lessons learned for scenario analysis
    • Policy synthesis for key stakeholders.
    ISBN
    • 1559633905 ((alk. paper))
    • 9781559633901 ((alk. paper))
    • 1559633913 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
    • 9781559633918 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
    LCCN
    2005017195
    OCLC
    60697092
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