Urban tree planting programs, function or fashion? Los Angeles and urban tree planting campaigns

GeoJournal

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 475-493

  Pincetl, Stephanie ^a   Gillespie, Thomas ^a   Pataki, Diane E ^a   Saatchi, Sassan ^a   Saphores, Jean Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem services; GIS, green infrastructure; Hedonic valuation; Implementation; Urban forestry

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE; IMPLEMENTATION; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENTS; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS; URBAN FORESTRY;

RESEARCH;

REFORESTATION;

ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; GIS; GREENSPACE; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; TREE PLANTING; URBAN PLANNING;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878617849     PISSN: 03432521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10708-012-9446-x     Document Type: Article

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