Models of inter-city cooperation and its theoretical implications: An empirical study on the Yangtze River Delta

Dili Xuebao/Acta Geographica Sinica

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 115-126

  Luo, Xiaolong ^a   Shen, Jianfa ^b  

^a NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND LIMNOLOGY   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Models of inter city cooperation; Partnership; The Yangtze River Delta; Theoretical implementations

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; INNER CITY AREA; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; STAKEHOLDER; URBAN ECONOMY; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN REGION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; YANGTZE DELTA; YANGTZE RIVER;

EID: 34250320041     PISSN: 03755444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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