The socio-ecological factors that influence the adoption of green infrastructure

Sustainability (Switzerland)

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2016, Pages

  Tayouga, Sarah J ^a   Gagné, Sara A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Green building; Green infrastructure; Social ecology

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; LITERATURE REVIEW; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

EID: 85007376007     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20711050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su8121277     Document Type: Review

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