Indicators for evaluating environmental performance of the Hong Kong urban renewal projects

Facilities

Volumn 27, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 515-530

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

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hong Kong; Quality indicators; Regeneration; Sustainable development; Urban areas

Indexed keywords

EID: 72749124690     PISSN: 02632772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02632770910996351     Document Type: Article

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