Quantitative guidelines for urban sustainability

Technology in Society

Volumn 28, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 45-61

  Walsh, E ^a   Babakina, O ^a   Pennock, A ^a   Shi, H ^a   Chi, Y ^a   Wang, T ^a   Graedel, T E ^a  

^a Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy; Food; Housing; Non renewable resources; Transportation; Waste management; Water

Indexed keywords

ENERGY RESOURCES; FOOD PRODUCTS; HOUSING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRANSPORTATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCES;

NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES; QUANTITATIVE GUIDELINES; SUSTAINABLE REQUIREMENTS; UNSUSTAINABLE USE; URBAN SUSTAINABILITY;

URBAN PLANNING;

SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN PLANNING;

EID: 33644771103     PISSN: 0160791X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2005.10.008     Document Type: Article

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