Improving Participation in Green Infrastructure Planning

Planning Practice and Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 229-249

  Wilker, Jost ^a   Rusche, Karsten ^a   Rymsa Fitschen, Christine ^a  

^a Germany   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arnstein gap; Green infrastructure; participation; stakeholder discussion; stakeholder interview

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

GERMANY; NETHERLANDS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84961390637     PISSN: 02697459     EISSN: 13600583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02697459.2016.1158065     Document Type: Article

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