Aligning fragmented planning structures through a green infrastructure approach to urban development in the UK and USA

Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 612-620

  Mell, Ian C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision making; Environmental discourses; Green infrastructure; Internationalisation; Planning policy

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DECISION MAKING; GLOBALIZATION; GREENSPACE; PLANNING PRACTICE; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 85027931314     PISSN: 16188667     EISSN: 16108167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2014.07.007     Document Type: Review

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