Green infrastructure: a planning concept for the urban transformation of former coal-mining cities

International Journal of Coal Science and Technology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 78-91

  Wirth, Peter ^a   Chang, Jiang ^b   Syrbe, Ralf Uwe ^a   Wende, Wolfgang ^a   Hu, Tinghao ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGICAL URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Ecosystem services; Germany; Green space; Post mining development; Urban planning

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; PLANNING; REGIONAL PLANNING; RESTORATION; URBAN PLANNING;

CHINA; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; GERMANY; GREEN SPACES; MINING DEVELOPMENT;

ECOSYSTEMS;

COAL MINING; DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GREENSPACE; INFRASTRUCTURE; PLANNING METHOD; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN PLANNING;

CHINA; GERMANY;

EID: 85047182306     PISSN: 20958293     EISSN: 21987823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40789-018-0200-y     Document Type: Article

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