Resilient ecological solutions for urban regeneration

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Engineering Sustainability

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 59-68

  Hale, James David ^a   Sadler, Jon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; URBAN GROWTH;

BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION; CASE-STUDIES; CONDITION; FUNDING MECHANISMS; GLOBAL SCALE; GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE; LOW MAINTENANCE; STUDY SITES; URBAN CONSERVATION; URBAN REGENERATION;

BIODIVERSITY;

EID: 84859032161     PISSN: 14784629     EISSN: 17517680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/ensu.2012.165.1.59     Document Type: Article

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