A comparative study of public green spaces in the changing urban texture in terms of preferences for ornamental plants and visual quality: The case of Bartin (Turkey)

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 23, Issue 9A, 2014, Pages 2326-2342

  Cengiz, Canan ^a   Bekci, Banu ^b   Cengiz, Bülent ^a  

^a BARTIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bartin; Urban ecology; Urban ecosystem; Urban landscape; Urban public green spaces; Visual quality

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA SET; GREENSPACE; HERB; LANDSCAPE; OPEN SPACE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN AREA; URBAN PLANNING; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

BARTIN; TURKEY;

EID: 84928156280     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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