Social-Ecological Dynamics of Green and Blue Infrastructure in the Indian Megacity of Bengaluru

Pramila Thapa; Arvind Lakshmisha; Dhanya Bhaskar; Harini Nagendra; Tobias Plieninger; Andreas Thiel

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-48012-6_15

Social-Ecological Dynamics of Green and Blue Infrastructure in the Indian Megacity of Bengaluru

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Social-Ecological Dynamics of Green and Blue Infrastructure in the Indian Megacity of Bengaluru. / Thapa, Pramila; Lakshmisha, Arvind; Bhaskar, Dhanya et al.
Ecology of Tropical Cities, Volume I: Natural and Social Sciences Applied to the Conservation of Urban Biodiversity. Hrsg. / Fabio Angeoletto; Piotr Tryjanowski; Mark D. E. Fellowes. Band I Springer Nature, 2025. S. 277-298.

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Thapa, P, Lakshmisha, A, Bhaskar, D, Nagendra, H, Plieninger, T & Thiel, A 2025, Social-Ecological Dynamics of Green and Blue Infrastructure in the Indian Megacity of Bengaluru. in F Angeoletto, P Tryjanowski & MDE Fellowes (Hrsg.), Ecology of Tropical Cities, Volume I: Natural and Social Sciences Applied to the Conservation of Urban Biodiversity. Bd. I, Springer Nature, S. 277-298. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48012-6_15

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Thapa, P., Lakshmisha, A., Bhaskar, D., Nagendra, H., Plieninger, T., & Thiel, A. (2025). Social-Ecological Dynamics of Green and Blue Infrastructure in the Indian Megacity of Bengaluru. In F. Angeoletto, P. Tryjanowski, & M. D. E. Fellowes (Hrsg.), Ecology of Tropical Cities, Volume I: Natural and Social Sciences Applied to the Conservation of Urban Biodiversity (Band I, S. 277-298). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48012-6_15

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Thapa P, Lakshmisha A, Bhaskar D, Nagendra H, Plieninger T, Thiel A. Social-Ecological Dynamics of Green and Blue Infrastructure in the Indian Megacity of Bengaluru. in Angeoletto F, Tryjanowski P, Fellowes MDE, Hrsg., Ecology of Tropical Cities, Volume I: Natural and Social Sciences Applied to the Conservation of Urban Biodiversity. Band I. Springer Nature. 2025. S. 277-298 doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-48012-6_15

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