Urban awareness and attitudes toward conservation: A first look at Canada's cities

Applied Geography

Volumn 54, Issue , 2014, Pages 160-168

  Olive, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cities; Conservation; Species at risk; Toronto; Urban attitudes; Vancouver

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; POLICY APPROACH; SPECIES CONSERVATION; URBAN POPULATION; URBANIZATION; ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; POLICY ANALYSIS; STRATEGIC APPROACH; URBAN PLANNING;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; TORONTO; VANCOUVER [BRITISH COLUMBIA];

EID: 84906491801     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2014.08.002     Document Type: Article

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