Spatial differentiation and landscape-ecological assessment of heritage trees in urban Guangzhou (China)

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 51-68

  Jim, C Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Guangzhou; Heritage trees; Landscape assessment; Tree conservation; Urban forest; Urban trees

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DEGRADATION; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FORESTRY; LAND USE; LANDFORMS; ROADSIDES;

CHINA; SPATIAL DIFFERENTIATION; URBANIZATION;

URBAN PLANNING;

HERITAGE CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TREE; URBANIZATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGDONG; GUANGZHOU;

EID: 1842483940     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2003.09.008     Document Type: Article

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