Promoting interculturalism by planning of urban nature

Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 183-190

  Leikkilä, Jaana ^a,b   Faehnle, Maija ^a,b   Galanakis, Michail ^b  

^a FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Collaborative planning; Green spaces; Helsinki metropolitan area; Immigration; Urban planning

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL INFLUENCE; IMMIGRANT; PLANNING PROCESS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; URBAN PLANNING;

FINLAND; HELSINKI; VARSINAIS-SUOMI;

EID: 84876705207     PISSN: 16188667     EISSN: 16108167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2013.02.002     Document Type: Article

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