How different ethno-cultural groups value urban forests and its implications for managing urban nature in a multicultural landscape: A systematic review of the literature

Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

Volumn 26, Issue , 2017, Pages 65-77

  Ordóñez Barona, Camilo ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ecosystem governance; Ethnicity; Migration; Multiculturalism; Urban forestry; Urban planning

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL LANDSCAPE; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; LITERATURE REVIEW; MULTICULTURALISM; URBAN ECOSYSTEM; URBAN FORESTRY; URBAN PLANNING;

EUROPE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85021161311     PISSN: 16188667     EISSN: 16108167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2017.06.006     Document Type: Review

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