Transparent planning for biodiversity and development in the urban fringe

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 108, Issue 2-4, 2012, Pages 140-149

  Bekessy, Sarah Adine ^a   White, Matt ^b   Gordon, Ascelin ^a   Moilanen, Atte ^c   Mccarthy, Michael Andrew ^d   Wintle, Brendan Anthony ^d  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ARTHUR RYLAH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Basalt plains grassland; Conservation planning; Development planning; Reserve selection; Urban biodiversity; ZONATION

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMMERCE; CONSERVATION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; FLOODS; LAND USE;

BASALT PLAINS GRASSLANDS; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DEVELOPMENT PLANNING; RESERVE SELECTION; URBAN BIODIVERSITY; ZONATION;

URBAN PLANNING;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; GRASSLAND; LAND USE CHANGE; NATURE CONSERVATION; PRIORITIZATION; RESERVE DESIGN; TRADE-OFF; URBAN AREA; URBAN PLANNING; URBANIZATION; ZONATION;

AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; WYNDHAM;

EID: 84867498425     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2012.09.001     Document Type: Article

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