Combining the conservation of biodiversity with the provision of ecosystem services in urban green infrastructure planning: Critical features arising from a case study in the metropolitan area of Rome

Sustainability (Switzerland)

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Capotorti, Giulia ^a   Vico, Eva Del ^a   Anzellotti, Ilaria ^a   Celesti Grapow, Laura ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biogeographic representativity; Connectivity; Ecological coherence; European Green Infrastructure Strategy; Urban forests; Urban trees

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOGEOGRAPHY; CONNECTIVITY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; GREENSPACE; INFRASTRUCTURE; INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; METROPOLITAN AREA; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TREE; URBAN FORESTRY; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLICY;

ITALY; LAZIO; ROMA [LAZIO]; ROME;

EID: 85011064859     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20711050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su9010010     Document Type: Article

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