Valuing trees on city-centre institutional land: An opportunity for urban forest management

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1380-1402

  Pothier, Aaron J ^a   Millward, Andrew A ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

city trees; ecological services; i Tree; sustainability; Toronto; urban planning

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LANDOWNER; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN FORESTRY; URBAN PLANNING;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; TORONTO;

EID: 84888002738     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.724666     Document Type: Article

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