The ecological significance of urban fringe belts

Urban Morphology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 41-54

  Hopkins, Michael I W ^a  

^a Charnwood Borough Council   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birmingham; Ecology; Edwardian fringe belt; Land use; Urban morphology

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; EDGE CITY; LAND USE; PATCH SIZE; URBAN ECOSYSTEM; URBAN FORESTRY; URBAN GROWTH; URBAN MORPHOLOGY; URBANIZATION;

BIRMINGHAM [BIRMINGHAM (DST)]; BIRMINGHAM [ENGLAND]; ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84858379708     PISSN: 10274278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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