Neighbourhood-scale urban forest ecosystem classification

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 163, Issue , 2015, Pages 134-145

  Steenberg, James W N ^a   Millward, Andrew A ^a   Duinker, Peter N ^b   Nowak, David J ^c   Robinson, Pamela J ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Ecosystem classification; Management; Neighbourhood; Urban forest

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; LAND USE; POPULATION STATISTICS; REFORESTATION;

ECONOMIC WEALTH; ECOSYSTEM CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM COMPONENTS; NEIGHBOURHOOD; SUSTAINABLE CITIES; TORONTO; UNCERTAINTY; URBAN FOREST ECOSYSTEMS; URBAN FORESTS; URBAN LANDSCAPE;

ECOSYSTEMS;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HOMEOWNERSHIP; NEIGHBORHOOD; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN FORESTRY; VEGETATION CLASSIFICATION;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOREST; HUMAN; LAND USE; NEIGHBORHOOD; URBAN AREA; CANADA; CITY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; POPULATION DENSITY; PROCEDURES; TREE;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; TORONTO;

CANADA; CITIES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; FORESTS; HUMANS; POPULATION DENSITY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; TREES;

EID: 84939811504     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.08.008     Document Type: Article

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