Changing conceptions of sustainability in Barcelona's public parks

Geographical Review

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-36

  Saurí, David ^a   Parés, Marc ^b   Domene, Elena ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Institute of Urban and Metropolitan Studies

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barcelona; Parks; Public space; Spain; Sustainability; Urban renewal

Indexed keywords

ARTIFACT; PARK DESIGN; PUBLIC SPACE; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN RENEWAL;

BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; CATALONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 58649101637     PISSN: 00167428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1931-0846.2009.tb00416.x     Document Type: Article

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