Metronatural™: Inventing and reworking urban nature in Seattle

Progress in Planning

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 153-202

  Karvonen, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental politics; Expertise; Seattle; Sustainable development; Urban nature; Water

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS; FUTURE PROSPECT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LANDSCAPE PLANNING; METROPOLITAN AREA; PERCEPTION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN PLANNING;

SEATTLE; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 78249284353     PISSN: 03059006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.progress.2010.07.001     Document Type: Article

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