Urban green spaces in Buenos Aires and Christchurch

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Municipal Engineer

Volumn 162, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 241-250

  Faggi, Ana ^a   Ignatieva, Maria ^b  

^a School of Ecological Engineering   (Argentina)

^b LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

History; Recreational facilities; Urban regeneration

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; BUENOS AIRES; DESIGN STYLES; DESIGN TRENDS; GLOBALISATION; GREEN SPACES; LANDSCAPE DESIGN; NATIVE PLANTS; NEW ZEALAND; PUBLIC PARKS; SHOPPING MALL; TWENTIETH CENTURY; URBAN GREEN AREA; URBAN GREEN SPACES; URBAN REGENERATION;

AGRICULTURE; DESIGN; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; PARKS; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; PLANTS (BOTANY); RECREATION CENTERS; RECREATIONAL FACILITIES; REFORESTATION; SHOPPING CENTERS;

URBAN PLANNING;

GLOBALIZATION; GREENSPACE; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; URBAN AREA; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN RENEWAL;

AGRICULTURE; CITIES; CONSUMPTION; GEOGRAPHY; MARKETING; PLANTS; RECREATION; REFORESTATION;

ARGENTINA; BUENOS AIRES [ARGENTINA]; CANTERBURY [SOUTH ISLAND]; CHRISTCHURCH [CANTERBURY]; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

EID: 77956256311     PISSN: 09650903     EISSN: 17517699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/muen.2009.162.4.241     Document Type: Article

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