Effectiveness of Boundary Structures in Limiting Residential Encroachment into Urban Forests

Landscape Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 301-325

  McWilliam, Wendy J ^a   Eagles, Paul F J ^b   Seasons, Mark L ^b   Brown, Robert D ^c  

^a McWilliam Environmental Planning and Design   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Green infrastructure; greenways; residential encroachment; urban forest edges; urban natural systems planning and management

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LINE; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN FORESTRY; URBAN PLANNING;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 84863334441     PISSN: 01426397     EISSN: 14699710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01426397.2011.592243     Document Type: Article

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