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Title: Why go green? Comparing rationales and planning criteria for green infrastructure in U.S. city plans
Award ID(s):
1832016
PAR ID:
10475899
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
Elsevier
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Landscape and Urban Planning
Volume:
237
Issue:
C
ISSN:
0169-2046
Page Range / eLocation ID:
104781
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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