Ecosystem services analysis: Mimicking ecosystem services for regenerative urban design

International Journal of Sustainable Built Environment

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 145-157

  Pedersen Zari, Maibritt ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biomimicry; Cities; Climate change; Ecology; Regeneration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84999663715     PISSN: 22126090     EISSN: 22126104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsbe.2015.02.004     Document Type: Article

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