Backyards Are a Way to Promote Environmental Justice and Biodiversity Conservation in Brazilian Cities

Backyards Are a Way to Promote Environmental Justice and Biodiversity Conservation in Brazilian Cities

Brazilian cities feature quite unequal neighborhoods. Middle-class neighborhoods have better infrastructure than those inhabited by low-income families. These inequalities are not limited to social and economic scopes; they also reach the environmental one. Tree cover in these neighborhoods is often...

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Main Authors:	Gedeone Ferreira Lima, Jeater Waldemar Maciel Correa Santos, Ricardo Massulo Albertin, Beatriz Martínez-Miranzo, Franco L. Souza, Fabio Angeoletto
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2023-06-01
Series:	Diversity
Subjects:	backyards urban biodiversity environmental injustice urban ecological corridors urban ecology Brazilian cities
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/15/7/815

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