Urban forest corridors in Australia: Policy, management and technology

Natural Resources Forum

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 189-199

  Wang, M Z ^a   Merrick, J R ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservation implications; Essential corridor networks; Field management resources; LiDAR; Policy development; Remote sensing; Roadside vegetation; Urban forests

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LIDAR; METROPOLITAN AREA; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; REMOTE SENSING; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; SATELLITE DATA; STRATEGIC APPROACH; URBAN FORESTRY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84881312284     PISSN: 01650203     EISSN: 14778947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1477-8947.12021     Document Type: Article

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