Towards a better understanding of Green Infrastructure: A critical review

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 85, Issue , 2018, Pages 758-772

  Wang, Jingxia ^a,b   Banzhaf, Ellen ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chinese research; Ecosystem services; GI mapping; Multifunctionality; Spatial scales; Urban planning

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; MAPPING;

'CURRENT; CHINESE RESEARCH; COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS; CRITICAL REVIEW; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE; GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE MAPPING; MULTIFUNCTIONALITY; SPATIAL SCALE; WELL BEING;

REVIEWS;

DATABASE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; INFRASTRUCTURE; LITERATURE REVIEW; MAPPING; RESEARCH; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN PLANNING;

EID: 85035345585     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.09.018     Document Type: Review

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