Mapping ecosystem services in New York City: Applying a social-ecological approach in urban vacant land

Ecosystem Services

Volumn 5, Issue , 2013, Pages 11-26

  McPhearson, Timon ^a   Kremer, Peleg ^a   Hamstead, Zoé A ^a  

^a NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem services; New York City; Social ecological; Stacking; Urban; Vacant land

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884702733     PISSN: 22120416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2013.06.005     Document Type: Article

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