Ecological engineering for water in sustainable settlements construction

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 556-564

  Min, Wang ^a,c   Rusong, Wang ^a   Jingsong, Yan ^b  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND LIMNOLOGY   (China)

^c Eco Land Company   (China)

Author keywords

Ecological engineering; Human settlement; Sustainable development; Water system

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER; WATER USE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 38549093107     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504500709469754     Document Type: Article

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