Urban indicators and the integrative ideals of cities

Cities

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 170-183

  Holden, Meg ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

regional indicators; sustainability; UN Habitat; Urban indicators; Vancouver

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; DEVELOPMENT INDICATOR; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN PLANNING;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; VANCOUVER;

EID: 33646454431     PISSN: 02642751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2006.03.001     Document Type: Article

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