Biodiverse perennial meadows have aesthetic value and increase residents’ perceptions of site quality in urban green-space

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 158, Issue , 2017, Pages 105-118

  Southon, Georgina E ^a   Jorgensen, Anna ^a   Dunnett, Nigel ^a   Hoyle, Helen ^a   Evans, Karl L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Conservation; Cultural ecosystem services; Lawns; Nature connectedness; Preference; Urban parks and green space

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; GREEN SPACES; LAWNS; NATURE CONNECTEDNESS; PREFERENCE;

URBAN GROWTH;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; ESTHETICS; GREENSPACE; MEADOW; PERCEPTION; URBAN PLANNING;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 85002179263     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2016.08.003     Document Type: Article

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