Sustaining the unsustainable? Golf in urban Singapore

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 191-202

  Neo, Harvey ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Environment; Golf; Land use; Leisure; Planning; Singapore; Sustainability; Urban

Indexed keywords

GOLF COURSE; LAND USE PLANNING; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN AREA;

SINGAPORE;

EID: 0034776004     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504500109470076     Document Type: Article

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