Der folgende Text beruht auf einem kürzlich fertiggestellten Abschlußbericht, der Teil eines mit der ArbeitsgruppeStadtforschung der Universität Oldenburg gemeinsam bearbeiteten Forschungsvorhabens zum Thema "Ökologie undUrbanität" ist.

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