Municipal woodland in Denmark: Resources, governance and management

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 49-63

  Nielsen, Anders Busse ^a   Konijnendijk, Cecil Cornelis ^b   Wiström, Björn ^a   Jensen, Rasmus Bartholdy ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

City forest; forest governance; forest recreation; municipality; recreational facilities; urban forestry; woodland ownership

Indexed keywords

CITY FOREST; FOREST GOVERNANCE; FOREST RECREATION; MUNICIPALITY; URBAN FORESTRY; WOODLAND OWNERSHIP;

MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; RECREATION CENTERS; RECREATIONAL FACILITIES; SURVEYS;

FORESTRY;

EID: 84870414393     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827581.2012.693193     Document Type: Article

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