Increasing uptake of low impact urban design and development: The role of sustainability assessment systems

Local Environment

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 287-306

  Frame, Bob ^a   Vale, Robert ^b  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NEIGHBORHOOD; RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN DESIGN;

EID: 33646092784     PISSN: 13549839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13549830600558788     Document Type: Article

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