A framework of indicator system for measuring Taipei's urban sustainability

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 15-27

  Huang, Shu Li ^a   Wong, Jui Hao ^a   Chen, Tzy Chuen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Indicator framework; Taipei; Urban ecosystem; Urban sustainability

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

TAIPEI; TAIWAN;

EID: 0032563253     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-2046(98)00054-1     Document Type: Article

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