A global outlook on urbanization

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

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 1-12

  Seto, Karen C ^a   Parnell, Susan ^b   Elmqvist, Thomas ^c  

^a Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 84948184573     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-7088-1_1     Document Type: Chapter

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