Accessibility to greenspaces: GIS based indicators for sustainable planning in a dense urban context

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 42, Issue , 2014, Pages 122-134

  La Rosa, Daniele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Accessibility; GIS; Greenspaces; Indicators; Urban planning

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INDICATORS (INSTRUMENTS);

ACCESSIBILITY; DISTANCE METRICS; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; GREEN SPACES; NUMBER OF PEOPLES; PLANNING SUPPORT TOOLS; SUSTAINABLE PLANNING; URBAN GREENSPACES;

URBAN PLANNING;

ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; GIS; GREENSPACE; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; MENTAL HEALTH; RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN PLANNING;

CATANIA [SICILY]; ITALY; SICILY;

EID: 84900565790     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2013.11.011     Document Type: Article

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