An ecological view of the history of the city of Cape Town

Ecology and Society

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Anderson, Pippin M L ^a   O'Farrell, Patrick J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b CSIR Natural Resources and the Environment   (South Africa)

Author keywords

City of Cape Town; Ecological history; Ecosystem services; Social ecological systems

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN ECOSYSTEM; URBAN HISTORY; URBANIZATION;

CALIFORNIA; CAPE TOWN; SOUTH AFRICA; TABLE MOUNTAIN; UNITED STATES; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 84867131461     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-04970-170328     Document Type: Article

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