Understanding green infrastructure: The development of a contested concept in England

Local Environment

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1003-1019

  Wright, Hannah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ambiguity; contested concept; green infrastructure; planning

Indexed keywords

GREENSPACE; INFRASTRUCTURE; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; URBAN PLANNING;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84859096679     PISSN: 13549839     EISSN: 14696711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2011.631993     Document Type: Article

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