Spatial variation among green building certification categories: Does place matter?

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 142-151

  Cidell, Julie ^a   Beata, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Green buildings; LEED; Spatial distribution; Sustainable development; Urban redevelopment

Indexed keywords

SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER CONSERVATION;

CERTIFICATION STANDARDS; GREEN BUILDINGS; LEADERSHIP IN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGNS; PRIVATE SECTORS; SPATIAL PATTERNS; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; U.S. GREEN BUILDING COUNCILS; URBAN REDEVELOPMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN;

BUILDING; CERTIFICATION; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67349251520     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2008.12.001     Document Type: Article

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