Ecosystem services come to town: greening cities by working with nature
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Main Author: Grant, Gary (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken Wiley-Blackwell 2012
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Links:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781118387924
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781118387924
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781118387924
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
The need to find new approaches to the development of cities is becoming increasingly urgent in this age of continuing population growth, demographic transition, climate change, fossil fuel peak and biodiversity losses. Restoring ecosystem services and promoting biodiversity is essential to sustainable development & ndash; even in the built environment. Ecosystem Services come to Town: greening cities by working with nature demonstrates how to make urban environments greener. It starts by explaining how, by mimicking nature and deliberately creating habitats to provide ecosystem services, citie
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource
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