Understanding public perceptions of landscape: A case study from Gozo, Malta

Applied Geography

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 159-170

  Conrad, Elisabeth ^a   Christie, Mike ^b   Fazey, Ioan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

European landscape Convention; Landscape; Malta; Perception; Public participation

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PERCEPTION; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC ATTITUDE;

GOZO; MALTA;

EID: 78649446439     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2010.03.009     Document Type: Article

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