Evaluating outcomes in planning: Indicators and reference values for Swiss landscapes

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 77, Issue , 2017, Pages 96-104

  Hersperger, A M ^a   Mueller, G ^a   Knopfel M ^a   Kienast, F ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Comprehensive plan; Landscape quality; Landscape quality goals; Proxy; Ratified values approach; Reference value; Spatial planning

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; REGIONAL PLANNING;

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; PROXY; QUALITY GOALS; RATIFIED VALUES APPROACH; REFERENCE VALUES; SPATIAL PLANNING;

QUALITY CONTROL;

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; LANDSCAPE PLANNING; NUMERICAL MODEL; REGIONAL PLANNING; SPATIAL PLANNING; STANDARD (REFERENCE);

EUROPE;

EID: 85013213772     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.02.004     Document Type: Article

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