Building Watershed Narratives: An Approach for Broadening the Scope of Success in Urban Stream Restoration

Landscape Research

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 698-714

  Yocom, Ken ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Narrative; Restoration; Success; Urban; Watershed

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STREAM; URBAN PLANNING; WATERSHED;

SEATTLE; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 84919835987     PISSN: 01426397     EISSN: 14699710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01426397.2014.947249     Document Type: Article

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