Biodiverse green infrastructure for the 21st century: From "green desert" of lawns to biophilic cities

Journal of Architecture and Urbanism

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-9

  Ignatieva, Maria ^a   Ahrné, Karin ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biodiversinesque; Biodiversity; Biophilic; Green roofs; Green walls; Sustainable lawns; Sustainable urban green infrastructure

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; GREENSPACE; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; NEIGHBORHOOD; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84878221383     PISSN: 20297955     EISSN: 20297947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3846/20297955.2013.786284     Document Type: Article

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