Renaturing cities using a regionally-focused biodiversity-led multifunctional benefits approach to urban green infrastructure

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 62, Issue , 2016, Pages 99-111

  Connop, Stuart ^a   Vandergert, Paula ^a   Eisenberg, Bernd ^b   Collier, Marcus J ^c   Nash, Caroline ^a   Clough, Jack ^a   Newport, Darryl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Ecomimicry; Ecosystem services; Green infrastructure policy; Multifunctionality

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CITY; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FLOODING; GERMANY; HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBAN GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE; WELLBEING;

EID: 84961161536     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2016.01.013     Document Type: Article

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