Urban wildscapes and green spaces in mombasa and their potential contribution to climate change adaptation and mitigation

Environment and Urbanization

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 251-265

  Kithiia, Justus ^a   Lyth, Anna ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

climate change adaptation; green infrastructure; mitigation; Mombasa; urban ecosystems; wildscapes

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONE; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; GREENSPACE; LANDSCAPE PLANNING; MITIGATION; SOCIAL IMPACT; STAKEHOLDER; URBAN ECOSYSTEM; URBAN PLANNING;

COAST PROVINCE; KENYA; MOMBASA;

EID: 79954560579     PISSN: 09562478     EISSN: 17460301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956247810396054     Document Type: Article

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