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Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functions as Pillars of BioCities

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Transforming Biocities

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The BioCities concept builds on the integration of natural and human processes in urban design, with natural biotic and abiotic factors and processes integrated with the development of constructed features to provide for human well-being.

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Sæbø, A., Hanslin, H.M., Muys, B., Shanafelt, D.W., Sitzia, T., Tognetti, R. (2023). Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functions as Pillars of BioCities. In: Scarascia-Mugnozza, G.E., Guallart, V., Salbitano, F., Ottaviani Aalmo, G., Boeri, S. (eds) Transforming Biocities. Future City, vol 20. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29466-2_3

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