Ecosystems and human well-being : Multiscale assessments : findings of the Sub-global Assessments Working Group of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment

The Sub-global Assessments Working Group integrated information from multiple sources and found that biophysical factors such as land-use change, climate change and variability, pollution, and invasive species have a significant effect on human well-being across cultures. For example, in places wher...

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Aineistotyyppi: Kirja
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Julkaistu: Washington, DC Island Press 2005
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Yhteenveto:The Sub-global Assessments Working Group integrated information from multiple sources and found that biophysical factors such as land-use change, climate change and variability, pollution, and invasive species have a significant effect on human well-being across cultures. For example, in places where there are no other social safety nets, diminished human well-being tends to increase immediate dependence on ecosystem services, which can damage the capacity of those local ecosystems, which in turn appears to increase the probability of natural disaster or conflict.