Waste and city form: Reconsidering the medieval strategy

Journal of Green Building

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 69-78

  Sterner, Carl S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodigestion; Bioremediation; Composting toilets; Leonardo DaVinci; Romorantin; Sewage; Sustainability; Waste management

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953342818     PISSN: 15526100     EISSN: 19434618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3992/jgb.3.3.67     Document Type: Article

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