The application of urban sustainability indicators - A comparison between various practices

Habitat International

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 17-29

  Shen, Li Yin ^a   Jorge Ochoa, J ^a   Shah, Mona N ^b   Zhang, Xiaoling ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Comparative analysis; Government plan; Indicator; Sustainable urbanization; Urban sustainability

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATE ROLE; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLICY; URBANIZATION;

EID: 77956912829     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2010.03.006     Document Type: Article

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