Preferences and emotion perceptions of ornamental plant species for green space designing among urban park users in Iran

Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

Volumn 39, Issue , 2019, Pages 98-108

  Rahnema, Shafagh ^a   Sedaghathoor, Shahram ^a   Allahyari, Mohammad Sadegh ^a   Damalas, Christos A ^b   Bilali, Hamid El ^c  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Green space; Public perception; Sense of place; Urban landscape

Indexed keywords

FLOWER; GREENSPACE; ORNAMENTAL SPECIES; PARK DESIGN; PERCEPTION; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; SENSE OF PLACE; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN REGION; VIABILITY;

ARDABIL; GILAN; IRAN; RASHT;

CODIAEUM VARIEGATUM; COLEUS; LILIUM LONGIFLORUM; ROSA HYBRID CULTIVAR; SOLENOSTEMON SCUTELLARIOIDES; TULIPA; TULIPA GESNERIANA;

EID: 85059465626     PISSN: 16188667     EISSN: 16108167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2018.12.007     Document Type: Article

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