Political ecology of exurban "lifestyle" landscapes at Christchurch's contested urban fence

Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 183-194

  Cadieux, Kirsten Valentine ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exurbia; Greenbelt; Sprawl containment; Urban planning; Urban rural fringe; Urban periurban agriculture

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS; GREENSPACE; REGIONAL PLANNING; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN PLANNING;

AUSTRALASIA; CANTERBURY [SOUTH ISLAND]; CHRISTCHURCH; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

EID: 46049113058     PISSN: 16188667     EISSN: 16108167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2008.05.003     Document Type: Article

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