Influence of residents’ place attachment on heritage forest conservation awareness in a peri-urban area of Guangzhou, China

Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

Volumn 33, Issue , 2018, Pages 37-45

  Cheung, Lewis T O ^a   Hui, Dennis L H ^a  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Ecologically responsible behaviour; Environmental attitude; Feng shui wood; Guangzhou; Heritage forest; Place attachment

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION; PERIURBAN AREA; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; URBAN POPULATION; WOOD; WOODLAND;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; GUANGZHOU;

EID: 85047102123     PISSN: 16188667     EISSN: 16108167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2018.05.004     Document Type: Article

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