Implications of Applying the Green Infrastructure Concept in Landscape Planning for Ecosystem Services in Peri-Urban Areas: An Expert Survey and Case Study

Planning Practice and Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 227-242

  Albert, Christian ^a,b   Von Haaren, Christina ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

ecosystem services; governance; green infrastructure; landscape planning; spatial planning

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING; LANDSCAPE PLANNING; PERIURBAN AREA; PLANNING PRACTICE; SPATIAL PLANNING;

GERMANY; HANNOVER; LOWER SAXONY;

EID: 84909952604     PISSN: 02697459     EISSN: 13600583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02697459.2014.973683     Document Type: Article

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