Reflections about blue ecosystem services in cities

Sustainability of Water Quality and Ecology

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages 77-83

  Haase, Dagmar ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Blue green infrastructure; Cities; Ecosystem services; Urban waters

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930765746     PISSN: 22126139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.swaqe.2015.02.003     Document Type: Article

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