Learning about restoration of urban ecosystems: A case study integrating public participation, stormwater management, and ecological research

Urban Ecosystems

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 535-562

  Herringshaw, Cassie J ^a   Thompson, Janette R ^a   Stewart, Timothy W ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Public participation; Urban ecology; Urban riparian buffer; Urban stream

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957811279     PISSN: 10838155     EISSN: 15731642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11252-010-0134-7     Document Type: Article

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