Public perception of landscape restoration along a degraded urban streamside

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 24-33

  Ozguner H ^a   Eraslan, S ^a   Yilmaz, S ^a  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Landscape perception; Landscape restoration; Public attitudes; Turkey; Urban green spaces; Urban streamside

Indexed keywords

LANDSCAPE RESTORATION; PUBLIC ATTITUDES; TURKEY; URBAN GREEN SPACES; URBAN STREAMSIDE;

LAND RECLAMATION; SURVEYS;

RESTORATION;

ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; GREENSPACE; LANDSCAPE PROTECTION; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; QUALITY OF LIFE; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN PLANNING;

ISPARTA [TURKEY]; TURKEY;

EID: 84856038427     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: 1099145X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.1043     Document Type: Article

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