Role of landscape designers in promoting a balanced approach to green infrastructure

Journal of Urban Planning and Development

Volumn 141, Issue 3, 2015, Pages

  Breed, Christina A ^a   Cilliers, Sarel S ^b   Fisher, Roger C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ecosystem services; Green infrastructure; Landscape designers; Sociocultural values

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; ENVIRONMENTAL LAW; GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE; LANDSCAPE DESIGN; LANDSCAPE DESIGNERS; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SOCIAL PRODUCTIONS; SOCIOCULTURAL VALUES;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; GREENSPACE; LANDSCAPE; URBAN DESIGN;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84939204416     PISSN: 07339488     EISSN: 19435444     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)UP.1943-5444.0000248     Document Type: Article

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