Urban containment policies and the protection of natural areas: The case of Seoul's greenbelt

Ecology and Society

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Bengston, David N ^a   Youn, Yeo Chang ^b  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Greenbelt; Urban containment; Urban planning; Urban sprawl; Urban sustainability

Indexed keywords

GREENBELT; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN AREA; URBAN GROWTH; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLICY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA; SEOUL [SOUTH KOREA]; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 33745904446     PISSN: 17083087     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-01504-110103     Document Type: Article

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