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Future of the urban environment and ecosystem services in the UK. Future of cities: working paper
Publication Year
2015
Document Status
Current
Abstract
Explores the interactions of cities in the UK with ecosystem 'services', which include provision of physical resources, urban climate and environment; urban greenspace and biodiversity; downstream assimilation of pollution and waste. Considers ecosystems within the city, ecological flows through the city and ecology-related human systems for the city over a timescale of 50 years to 2065.
Document History
Foresight Future of Cities Project.
Author
Ravetz, J.
Publisher Information
Government Office for Science
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