Urban ecology in cape town: South African comparisons and reflections

Ecology and Society

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Cilliers, Sarel S ^a   Siebert, Stefan J ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

South africa; Urban ecology; Urban environmental management; Urban nature conservation

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; NATURE CONSERVATION; OPEN SPACE; PUBLIC SPACE; URBAN AREA; URBAN ECOSYSTEM; URBAN PLANNING;

CAPE TOWN; EASTERN CAPE; SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 84867138301     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-05146-170333     Document Type: Article

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