The Inherent Politics of Managing the Quality of Urban Green Spaces

Planning Practice and Research

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 376-392

  Lindholst, Andrej Christian ^a   Sullivan, Sidney George ^b   van den Bosch, Cecil C Konijnendijk ^c,d   Fors, Hanna ^d  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b SGS Environmental Management Consultancy Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

management; politics; public service provision; quality; urban green space

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; GREENSPACE; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PLANNING METHOD; SERVICE PROVISION; URBAN AREA; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLITICS;

EID: 84938999465     PISSN: 02697459     EISSN: 13600583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02697459.2015.1057943     Document Type: Article

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