Taking sustainable cities seriously: A comparative analysis of twenty-four US cities

Local Environment

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 363-380

  Portney, Kent E ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; MANUFACTURING; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN ECONOMY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036858285     PISSN: 13549839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1354983022000027491     Document Type: Article

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