Urban shades of green : Current patterns and future prospects of nature conservation in urban landscapes
Urban nature provides local ecosystem services such as absorption of air pollutants, reduction of noise, and provision of places for recreation, and is therefore crucial to urban sustainable development. Nature conservation in cities is also part of the global effort to halt biodiversity decline. Ur...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Stockholms universitet, Systemekologiska institutionen
2011
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-46150 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7447-194-6 |