Ecosystem services in cities: Towards the international legal protection of ecosystem services in urban environments

Ecosystem Services

Volumn 29, Issue , 2018, Pages 205-212

  Sirakaya, Aysegül ^a   Cliquet, An ^a   Harris, Jim ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Conservation; Ecosystem services; International biodiversity law; Restoration; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009726473     PISSN: 22120416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2017.01.001     Document Type: Article

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