Effects of biodiversity and environment-related attitude on perception of urban green space

Urban Ecosystems

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 37-49

  Gunnarsson, B ^a   Knez, I ^b   Hedblom, M ^c   Sang, Å Ode ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aesthetic perception; Bird song; Soundscape; Species richness; Urban vegetation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84978826706     PISSN: 10838155     EISSN: 15731642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11252-016-0581-x     Document Type: Article

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