Critical factors for improving social sustainability of urban renewal projects

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 243-256

  Chan, Edwin ^a   Lee, Grace K L ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Factor analysis; Hong Kong; Social sustainability; Sustainable urban design; Urban renewal

Indexed keywords

FACTOR ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN RENEWAL;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

EID: 36749076050     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-007-9089-3     Document Type: Review

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