Negotiating value and priorities: Evaluating the demands of green infrastructure development

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 650-673

  Roe, Maggie ^a   Mell, Ian ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Green infrastructure; green space; landscape planning; multifunctionality; stakeholders

Indexed keywords

ACTION PLAN; GREENSPACE; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; LANDSCAPE PLANNING; STAKEHOLDER; URBAN PLANNING;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84878541593     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.693454     Document Type: Article

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