A prototype decision support system for sustainable urban tree planting programs

Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-19

  Kirnbauer, M C ^a   Kenney, W A ^b   Churchill, C J ^c   Baetz, B W ^c  

^a University of London   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Decision support; Tree planting; Urban forest

Indexed keywords

CIVIL ENGINEERING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN FORESTRY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 58549099077     PISSN: 16188667     EISSN: 16108167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2008.11.002     Document Type: Article

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