Governing metropolitan green infrastructure in the United States

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 67-75

  Young, Robert F ^a   McPherson, E Gregory ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem services; Governance; Green infrastructure; Institutionalization; Sustainability; Urban forestry

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; MACHINERY; REFORESTATION;

ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; GOVERNANCE; GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; URBAN FORESTRY;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

DOMINANCE; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INFRASTRUCTURE; METROPOLITAN AREA; PUBLIC SECTOR; STATE ROLE; SUSTAINABILITY; TREE PLANTING; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN FORESTRY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84870336515     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2012.09.004     Document Type: Article

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