Environmental Management
An approach towards effective ecological planning: Quantitative analysis of urban green space characteristics

R. Teimouri; T. Yigitcanlar

Volume 4, Issue 2 , April 2018, , Pages 195-206

https://doi.org/10.22034/gjesm.2018.04.02.007

Abstract
  In the best practices, planning of urban green spaces is managed in such a way that it follows the key principles such as meeting per capita standards and providing accessible and balanced distribution of these spaces all across the city. In the context of emerging economy, these principles are unfortunately ...  Read More

Ecological approaches in planning for sustainable cities: A review of the literature

T. Yigitcanlar; D. Dizdaroglu

Volume 1, Issue 2 , April 2015, , Pages 159-188

https://doi.org/10.7508/gjesm.2015.02.008

Abstract
  Rapid urbanization has brought environmentally, socially, and economically great challenges to cities and societies. To build a sustainable city, these challenges need to be faced efficiently and successfully. This paper focuses on the environmental issues and investigates the ecological approaches for ...  Read More