Ecological information in the political decision making of urban land-use planning

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 345-362

  Yli Pelkonen, Vesa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Conservation values; Decision making; Ecological information; Finland; Green areas; Land use; Urban

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; DECISION MAKING; GREENSPACE; LAND USE PLANNING; POLITICAL SYSTEM; URBAN AREA; URBAN PLANNING;

ETELA SUOMEN; EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; HELSINKI; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 46649086990     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640560801977224     Document Type: Article

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