Local assessment of New York City: Biodiversity, green space, and ecosystem services

Urbanization, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Challenges and Opportunities: A Global Assessment

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 335-383

  McPhearson, Timon ^a   Maddox, David ^b   Gunther, Bram ^c   Bragdon, David ^d  

^a NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Sound Science LLC   (United States)

^c Central Forestry and Horticulture   (United States)

^d Mayors Office of Long Term Planning and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Ecosystem services; Green infrastructure; PlaNYC

Indexed keywords

EID: 84948154398     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-7088-1_19     Document Type: Chapter

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