Governance for private green spaces in a growing Indian city

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 123, Issue , 2014, Pages 21-29

  Balooni, Kulbhushan ^a   Gangopadhyay, Kausik ^a   Kumar, B Mohan ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT KOZHIKODE   (India)

^b INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Homegarden; Kerala, India; Participatory approach; Private green spaces; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES;

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; GREEN SPACES; HOMEGARDEN; KERALA , INDIA; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; RAPID URBANIZATIONS; URBAN GREEN SPACES; URBAN SUSTAINABILITY;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC IMPACT; FLORISTICS; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; GREENSPACE; HOME GARDEN; INCOME; LANDHOLDING; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PRIVATE LAND; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION;

INDIA; KERALA; KOZHIKODE;

EID: 84893085902     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2013.12.004     Document Type: Article

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