What does sustainability mean to city officials?

Urban Affairs Review

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 247-273

  Zeemering, Eric S ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic development; Implementation; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; METHODOLOGY; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN DESIGN;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SAN FRANCISCO BAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350514790     PISSN: 10780874     EISSN: 15528332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078087409337297     Document Type: Article

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