Adopting public values and climate change adaptation strategies in urban forest management: A review and analysis of the relevant literature

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 164, Issue , 2015, Pages 215-221

  Ordóñez Barona, Camilo ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Climate adaptation; Climate vulnerability; Urban forest management; Urban forest values

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LITERATURE REVIEW; NATURALIZATION; URBAN ECOSYSTEM; URBAN FORESTRY; VULNERABILITY;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HABITAT QUALITY; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; URBAN AREA; WATER STRESS; CITY; ECOSYSTEM; FOREST; FORESTRY; HUMAN; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC OPINION; TREE;

CITIES; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; FORESTRY; FORESTS; HUMANS; PUBLIC OPINION; TREES;

EID: 84943644289     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.09.004     Document Type: Article

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