The transition to an urbanizing world and the demand for natural resources

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 136-143

  Huang, Shu Li ^a   Yeh, Chia Tsung ^b   Chang, Li Fang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINESE CULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMAND ELASTICITY; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; LAND USE CHANGE; LAND USE PLANNING; NATURAL RESOURCE; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; RESOURCE USE; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBANIZATION;

EID: 77956410368     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2010.06.004     Document Type: Review

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