Can urban metabolism models advance green infrastructure planning? Insights from ecosystem services research

Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2020, Pages 678-694

  Perrotti, Daniela ^a   Stremke, Sven ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

climate regulation; Energy metabolism; material flow analysis; nature based solutions; renewable energy provision

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; GREENSPACE; INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING; LITERATURE REVIEW; MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS; POLICY MAKING; STRATEGIC APPROACH; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN PLANNING;

EID: 85059442747     PISSN: 23998083     EISSN: 23998091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2399808318797131     Document Type: Article

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