Edinburgh: A sustainable city?

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 135-148

  Moffatt, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Governance; Policies; Sustainable development; Urban environmental problems

Indexed keywords

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN AREA; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN PLANNING;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032823353     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504509909470002     Document Type: Article

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