The concept of scale and the human dimensions of global change: a survey

Issues related to the scale of ecological phenomena are of fundamental importance to their study. The causes and consequences of environmental change can, of course, be measured at different levels and along multiple scales. While the natural sciences have long understood the importance of scale, re...

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Published in:Ecological economics 2000-02, Vol.32 (2), p.217-239
Main Authors: Gibson, Clark C., Ostrom, Elinor, Ahn, T.K.
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Globalization
Human dimensions
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Phenomenology
Scale
Social science
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