Ecological resilience and resilient cities

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Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 143-157

  Pickett, Steward T A ^a   McGrath, Brian ^b   Cadenasso, M L ^c   Felson, Alexander J ^d  

^a CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^b NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

Author keywords

adaptation; adaptive cycle; built environment; cities; ecological urban design; resilience; resilient cities; sustainability; urban systems

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADAPTIVE CYCLES; BUILT ENVIRONMENT; CITIES; RESILIENCE; RESILIENT CITIES; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN SYSTEMS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN PLANNING;

ECOLOGY;

EID: 84892914692     PISSN: 09613218     EISSN: 14664321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09613218.2014.850600     Document Type: Article

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