Cities as ecosystems: Growth, development and implications for sustainability

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 245, Issue , 2012, Pages 185-198

  Bodini, Antonio ^a   Bondavalli, Cristina ^a   Allesina, Stefano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem; Growth and development; Network analysis; Sustainability; Urban ecology

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL NETWORK ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FLOW NETWORK; FUNDAMENTAL PROPERTIES; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; NETWORK REPRESENTATION; SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY; SYSTEM LEVELS; URBAN ECOLOGY; URBAN SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN SYSTEMS; WATER CONSUMPTION; WATER EXCHANGE; WATER FLOWS;

ECOSYSTEMS; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; WATER SUPPLY;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FLOW STRUCTURE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; NETWORK ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN AREA; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN GROWTH; URBAN POLICY; WATER FLOW; WATER LEVEL;

EID: 84866008457     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2012.02.022     Document Type: Article

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