Preserving ecosystem services in urban regions: Challenges for planning and best practice examples from Switzerland

Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 243-251

  Tobias, Silvia ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Best practice examples; Ecosystem services; Land use planning; Soil sealing; Urban fringe

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880413441     PISSN: 15513793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ieam.1392     Document Type: Article

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