The dynamics of Urban ecosystem governance in Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Ambio

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 542-555

  Frantzeskaki, Niki ^a   Tilie, Nico ^b  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Densification; Ecosystem services; Governance; Urban delta; Urban ecosystems

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; POLICY ANALYSIS; POLICY REFORM; SERVICE PROVISION; URBAN ECOSYSTEM; URBAN POLICY;

NETHERLANDS; ROTTERDAM; SOUTH HOLLAND;

ARTICLE; CITY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOVERNMENT; NETHERLANDS;

CITIES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; NETHERLANDS;

EID: 84902074497     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-014-0512-0     Document Type: Article

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