title: Toward urban biosphere reserves.
abstract: The objective of this article is to outline the evolution in applying the biosphere reserve concept to urban areas and to present some of the potential benefits and possible difficulties in the design and management of urban biosphere reserves.
authors.affiliation: Man and the Biosphere Programme, Division of Ecological Sciences, UNESCO, 1 rue Miollis, 75732 Paris cedex 15, France. p.dogse@unesco.org
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dogse
mesh_terms: D002958:City Planning / Q000379:methods*; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000379:methods*; D017753:Ecosystem; D004782:Environmental Health; D007391:International Cooperation; D014504:Urban Health