Improving the natural and built ecological systems in an urban environment

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 361-372

  Aminzadeh, B ^a   Khansefid, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Built; Ecology; Landscape; Natural; Systems; Tehran

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; LANDSCAPE PLANNING; METROPOLITAN AREA; STRATEGIC APPROACH; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLICY; URBAN SYSTEM;

IRAN; TEHRAN [IRAN];

EID: 77954489764     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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