Re-defining the characteristics of environmental volunteering: Creating a typology of community-scale green infrastructure

Environmental Research

Volumn 158, Issue , 2017, Pages 399-408

  Jerome, Gemma ^a,b   Mell, Ian ^c   Shaw, Dave ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b Robinswood Hill Country Park   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communities; Environmental stewardship; Green infrastructure; Landscape management; Participation

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DECISION MAKING; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; GREENSPACE; LANDSCAPE PLANNING; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NEIGHBORHOOD; RESOURCE USE; SOCIAL CAPITAL; TYPOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BIOTYPOLOGY; CLASSIFICATION; COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY SCALE GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GROUP DYNAMICS; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOLUNTEER; CITY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT; PSYCHOLOGY;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

CITIES; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENT; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; VOLUNTEERS;

EID: 85021755045     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2017.05.037     Document Type: Article

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