Metrics of local environmental sustainability: A case study in Auckland, New Zealand

Local Environment

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 355-378

  Ghosh, Sumita ^a   Vale, Robert ^a   Vale, Brenda ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; NATIONAL PLANNING; SUSTAINABILITY;

AUCKLAND; AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

EID: 34848901460     PISSN: 13549839     EISSN: 14696711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13549830701412471     Document Type: Article

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