Planning for green qualities in the densification of suburban Stockholm – opportunities and challenges

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 61, Issue 14, 2018, Pages 2613-2635

  Khoshkar, Sara ^a   Balfors, Berit ^a   Wärnbäck, Antoienette ^b  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

densification; environmental assessment; green space; planning practice; sustainable planning

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; GREENSPACE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PLANNING PRACTICE; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN PLANNING;

STOCKHOLM [STOCKHOLM (CNT)]; STOCKHOLM [SWEDEN]; SWEDEN;

EID: 85041094203     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1406342     Document Type: Article

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