Combining Policy Network and Model-Based Scenario Analyses : An Assessment of Future Ecosystem Goods and Services in Swiss Mountain Regions

ABSTRACT. We argue that the often-proclaimed disregard of ex-ante assessments of the provision of ecosystem goods and services in policy-making processes is not only due to a neglect or a misinterpretation of the results of such assessments in the relevant political processes, but also due to an ina...

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Veröffentlicht in:Ecology and Society. in. - Resilience Alliance Inc.. - 18(2013), 2
1. Verfasser: Hirschi, Christian (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Widmer, Alexander, Briner, Simon, Huber, Robert
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2013
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Ecology and Society. in
Schlagworte:agricultural policy ecosystem goods and services ex-ante assessments model-based scenario analysis mountain regions policy network analysis Switzerland Economics Political science Biological sciences Environmental studies
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