Zoning, land use, and urban tree canopy cover: The importance of scale

Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 191-199

  Mincey, Sarah K ^a   Schmitt Harsh, Mikaela ^a   Thurau, Richard ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Plan It Geo LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Canopy cover goals; Institutions; Land use and planning; Urban forest management

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURE; CANOPY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; IMAGERY; LAND COVER; LAND USE; PUBLIC GOODS; SUSTAINABILITY; TREE; ZONING;

BLOOMINGTON; INDIANA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84876707020     PISSN: 16188667     EISSN: 16108167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2012.12.005     Document Type: Article

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