Ecosystem services in urban areas

Ecological Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 293-301

  Bolund, Per ^a   Hunhammar, Sven ^b  

^a Natural Resources Management   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ecosystem; Ecosystem services; Urban areas

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; URBAN AREA;

SWEDEN;

EID: 0033047396     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-8009(99)00013-0     Document Type: Article

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