From the sanitary city to the sustainable city: Challenges to institutionalising biogenic (nature's services) infrastructure

Local Environment

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 43-58

  Pincetl, Stephanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Governance; Implementation; Infrastructure; Nature's services; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; RESOURCE USE; STATE ROLE; SUSTAINABILITY; TREE PLANTING; URBAN PLANNING;

CALIFORNIA; LOS ANGELES [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77949361397     PISSN: 13549839     EISSN: 14696711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13549830903406065     Document Type: Article

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