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Benchmarking Ecosystem Conditions

Ecosystem-Based Adaptation

ISBN: 978-1-78052-690-4, eISBN: 978-1-78052-691-1

Publication date: 4 December 2012

Abstract

Benchmarking ecosystem conditions is a prerequisite to any investigation of ecological systems. It provides a description or better understanding of the system under study. This chapter discusses ecological indicators and the conceptual approaches to ecosystem assessment. It introduces a case study on participatory ecosystem resilience assessment in Infanta, Philippines.

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Uy, N. and Shaw, R. (2012), "Benchmarking Ecosystem Conditions", Uy, N. and Shaw, R. (Ed.) Ecosystem-Based Adaptation (Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management, Vol. 12), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 177-195. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2040-7262(2012)0000012015

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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