Integrating conservation planning and landuse planning in urban landscapes

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 183-194

  Gordon, Ascelin ^a   Simondson, David ^a   White, Matt ^b   Moilanen, Atte ^c   Bekessy, Sarah Adine ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ARTHUR RYLAH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Conservation planning; Landscape prioritisation; Threatened species; Urban planning; Zonation

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; URBAN GROWTH; URBAN PLANNING;

CONNECTIVITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; LANDSCAPE PRIORITISATION; THREATENED SPECIES; ZONATION;

CONSERVATION;

CONNECTIVITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; LAND USE PLANNING; PRIORITIZATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN PLANNING; ZONATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MELBOURNE; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 67349237201     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2008.12.011     Document Type: Article

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