Urban institutional and ecological footprint: A new urban metabolism assessment tool for planning sustainable urban ecosystems

Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 78-89

  Dakhia, Karima ^a   Berezowska Azzag, Ewa ^a  

^a Algeria 3INATAA University of Constatntine   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Sustainable development; Town planning; Urban areas

Indexed keywords

EID: 73649091457     PISSN: 14777835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777831011010874     Document Type: Article

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