Exploring social and cultural norms to promote ecologically sensitive residential garden design

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 137, Issue , 2015, Pages 76-84

  Uren, Hannah V ^a   Dzidic, Peta L ^a   Bishop, Brian J ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community; Cultural norms; Native gardens; Pro environmental behaviour; Social norms; Urban design

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; WATER SUPPLY;

COMMUNITY; CULTURAL NORMS; NATIVE GARDENS; PRO-ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIOUR; SOCIAL NORM; URBAN DESIGN;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

CULTURAL INFLUENCE; DECISION MAKING; HOME GARDEN; HOMEOWNER; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; METROPOLITAN AREA; POLICY MAKING; SOCIAL IMPACT; SUBURBAN AREA; URBAN DESIGN;

AUSTRALIA; FREMANTLE; PERTH [WESTERN AUSTRALIA]; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84921834487     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2014.12.008     Document Type: Article

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