Evolution and future of urban ecological science: ecology in, of, and for the city

Ecosystem Health and Sustainability

Volumn 2, Issue 7, 2016, Pages

  Pickett, Steward T A ^a   Cadenasso, Mary L ^b   Childers, Daniel L ^c   Mcdonnell, Mark J ^d   Zhou, Weiqi ^e  

^a CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Australian Research Centre for Urban Ecology   (Australia)

^e RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

city; complexity; framework; interdisciplinary; paradigm; social ecological system; spatial heterogeneity; sustainability; urban ecology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990898580     PISSN: 20964129     EISSN: 23328878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ehs2.1229     Document Type: Article

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