Policy interpretations and manifestation of biocultural diversity in urbanized Europe: conservation of lived biodiversity

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 24, Issue 13, 2015, Pages 3347-3366

  Elands, Birgit H M ^a   Wiersum, K Freerk ^a   Buijs, Arjen E ^a   Vierikko, Kati ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biocultural diversity; Biocultural manifestations; Cities; Cultural values; Europe

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY; CULTURAL TRADITION; DECISION MAKING; GREENSPACE; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN SOCIETY;

EUROPE;

EID: 84945465175     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-015-0985-6     Document Type: Article

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