Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Urban Development
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Geographical Range and Systems Addressed
3. Urban Pressures
4. Urban Opportunities
5. Socio-Ecological Systems
6. Methodological Approaches
7. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Kowarik, I.; Fischer, L.K.; Kendal, D. Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Urban Development. Sustainability 2020, 12, 4964. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12124964
Kowarik I, Fischer LK, Kendal D. Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Urban Development. Sustainability. 2020; 12(12):4964. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12124964
Chicago/Turabian StyleKowarik, Ingo, Leonie K. Fischer, and Dave Kendal. 2020. "Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Urban Development" Sustainability 12, no. 12: 4964. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12124964
APA StyleKowarik, I., Fischer, L. K., & Kendal, D. (2020). Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Urban Development. Sustainability, 12(12), 4964. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12124964