Open space management in residential areas - How it is organised and why

International Journal of Strategic Property Management

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 141-160

  Lindgren, Therese ^a   Castell, Pål ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Green open space; Maintenance; Organisational structure; Rental housing; Resident

Indexed keywords

EID: 50849087705     PISSN: 1648715X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3846/1648-715X.2008.12.141-160     Document Type: Article

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