The new global urban realm: Complex, connected, diffuse, and diverse social-ecological systems

Sustainability (Switzerland)

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 5211-5240

  McHale, Melissa R ^a   Pickett, Steward T A ^b   Barbosa, Olga ^c   Bunn, David N ^d   Cadenasso, Mary L ^e   Childers, Daniel L ^f   Gartin, Meredith ^f   Hess, George R ^a   Iwaniec, David M ^f   McPhearson, Timon ^g   Nils Peterson, M ^a   Poole, Alexandria K ^h   Rivers, Louie ^a   Shutters, Shade T ^f   Zhou, Weiqi ⁱ  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

^d Wits Rural Facility   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^h ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE   (United States)

ⁱ RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Science of cities; Socio ecological systems; Urban theory; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN AREA; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBANIZATION;

EUROPE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84934882118     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20711050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su7055211     Document Type: Article

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