Citizen attitude and expectation towards greenspace provision in compact urban milieu

Land Use Policy

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 577-586

  Lo, Alex Y H ^a   Jim, C Y ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Compact city; Environmental benefit; Hong Kong; Social function; Urban greenspace; Urban park

Indexed keywords

AMENITY; ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; GREENSPACE; INSTITUTIONAL REFORM; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NEIGHBORHOOD; PARK DESIGN; PARK MANAGEMENT; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PLANNING PROCESS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; URBAN PLANNING;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 84855284588     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2011.09.011     Document Type: Article

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