Sustainable urban expansion and transportation in a growing megacity: Consequences of urban sprawl for mobility on the urban fringe of Beijing

Habitat International

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 236-243

  Zhao, Pengjun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Beijing; Growth management; Sustainable transportation; Urban expansion; Urban sprawl

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT CONTROL; MEGACITY; MOBILITY; POLICY STRATEGY; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN GROWTH; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLICY; URBAN POPULATION; URBAN TRANSPORT;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

EID: 73149084417     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2009.09.008     Document Type: Article

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