Niches in the urban forest: organizations and their role in acquiring metropolitan open space
Journal, Research (Article)
As a response strategy to minimize the impacts of urban sprawl, public and private organizations are striving to acquire open lands that will contribute to a resilient and multifunctional urban forest. In the Chicago metropolitan region, [the authors] interviewed representatives of 15 organizations to understand the land aquisition process-the structures and functions of groups involved, their aquisition goals, and the cooperation among groups as they work to build metropolitan green infrastructure. [UMN]
J.A. Ruliffson, P.H. Gobster, R.G. Haight, F.R. Homans
2002
Journal of Forestry
Society of American Foresters
Washington, DC (US)
0022-1201
100//6
16
23
Infrastructure (green), Open Space, Organizational Management, Planning
Illinois
501(c)(3), Open space, Sprawl, Urban sprawl
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