Developing biodiversity indicators for cities: Applying the DPSIR model to Nagoya and integrating social and ecological aspects

Ecological Research

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 925-936

  Kohsaka, Ryo ^a  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ecosystem services; History; PSR; Scale; Urban biodiversity

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; POPULATION GROWTH; URBAN ECOSYSTEM;

AICHI; CHUBU; HONSHU; JAPAN; NAGOYA;

EID: 84755161412     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-010-0746-7     Document Type: Article

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