Strategic green infrastructure planning in Germany and the UK: a transnational evaluation of the evolution of urban greening policy and practice

International Planning Studies

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 333-349

  Mell, Ian ^a   Allin, Simone ^b   Reimer, Mario ^c   Wilker, Jost ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Affiliated Institute of ILS Research Institute for Regional and Urban Development   (Germany)

^d Ministry of the Climate Protection Environment Agriculture   (Germany)

Author keywords

Europe; governance; Green infrastructure; planning policy; policy networks

Indexed keywords

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; GREENSPACE; INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING; INVESTMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLICY;

ENGLAND; GERMANY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 85012887373     PISSN: 13563475     EISSN: 14699265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13563475.2017.1291334     Document Type: Article

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