'Eco-city' to 'disaster-resilient eco-community': A concerted approach in the coastal city of Puri, India

Sustainability Science

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 249-265

  Surjan, Akhilesh Kumar ^a   Shaw, Rajib ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Eco city; Eco community; Local environment; Traditional knowledge and practices; Urban environmental risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 56049088278     PISSN: 18624065     EISSN: 18624057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11625-008-0051-3     Document Type: Article

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