Urban ecology of shrinking cities: An unrecognized opportunity?

Nature and Culture

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-8

  Haase, Dagmar ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Demolition; Green infrastructure; Perforation; Urban shrinkage; Urban wilderness

Indexed keywords

EID: 85044807929     PISSN: 15586073     EISSN: 15585468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3167/nc.2008.030101     Document Type: Article

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