Synthesis of the Storylines

Synthesis of the Storylines

This paper outlines the qualitative components (the storylines) of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) scenarios. Drawing on a mixture of expert knowledge, experience, and published literature, we have explored plausible consequences of four trajectories for human development. The storylines ha...

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Main Authors:	Steven J. Cork, Garry D. Peterson, Elena M. Bennett, Gerhard Petschel-Held, Monika Zurek
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Resilience Alliance 2006-12-01
Series:	Ecology and Society
Subjects:	adaptive governance economic development ecosystem services environmental management environmental technology futures poverty reduction regime shifts resilience scenarios urbanization
Online Access:	http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol11/iss2/art11/

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