The domestic garden - Its contribution to urban green infrastructure

Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 129-137

  Cameron, Ross W F ^a   Blanuša, Tijana ^b,c   Taylor, Jane E ^c   Salisbury, Andrew ^b   Halstead, Andrew J ^b   Henricot, Béatrice ^b   Thompson, Ken ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon footprint; Ecosystem services; Green space; Private garden; Well being

Indexed keywords

COOLING; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FLOOD CONTROL; GREENSPACE; HEALTH IMPACT; HOME GARDEN; URBAN MORPHOLOGY; URBAN PLANNING; URBANIZATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84859480520     PISSN: 16188667     EISSN: 16108167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2012.01.002     Document Type: Review

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