Understanding spatial patterns in the production of multiple urban ecosystem services

Ecosystem Services

Volumn 16, Issue , 2015, Pages 33-46

  Holt, Alison R ^a   Mears, Meghann ^a   Maltby, Lorraine ^a   Warren, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecosystem services; Mapping; Spatial pattern; Urban greenspace; Urban planning; Urbanisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84943554647     PISSN: 22120416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2015.08.007     Document Type: Article

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