Open Spaces and Urban Ecosystem Services. Cooling Effect towards Urban Planning in South American Cities
Open space (OS) is a key element in the provision of ecosystem services (ES) in urban environments. Under a land cover-land use perspective, cities are incorporating into the expansion process to different types of surfaces: sealed, paved surfaces and OS. The first corresponds to a land cover change...
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| Language: | English |
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Università di Napoli Federico II
2014-05-01
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| Series: | TeMA: Journal of Land Use, Mobility and Environment |
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| Online Access: | http://www.tema.unina.it/index.php/tema/article/view/2541 |