Delivering Green Streets: an exploration of changing perceptions and behaviours over time around bioswales in Portland, Oregon

Journal of Flood Risk Management

Volumn 11, Issue , 2018, Pages S973-S985

  Everett, G ^a   Lamond, J E ^a   Morzillo, A T ^b   Matsler, A M ^c   Chan, F K S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM NINGBO CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Flood mitigation; public engagement; sustainable drainage systems; water quality

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE NETWORK; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODING; INFRASTRUCTURE; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER QUALITY;

OREGON; PORTLAND [OREGON]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84951817287     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1753318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jfr3.12225     Document Type: Article

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