Land use as a sustainability indicator for Arab cities

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Urban Design and Planning

Volumn 163, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 105-116

  Mohareb, Nabil Ibrahim ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

History; Sustainability; Town city planning

Indexed keywords

ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HISTORY; LOCATION; PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN GROWTH;

CAUSE AND EFFECTS; SPATIAL CONFIGURATION; SPATIAL MORPHOLOGIES; SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS; SUSTAINABLE LAND USE; TRANSPORTATION MOBILITY; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; URBAN CONFIGURATIONS;

LAND USE;

LAND USE CHANGE; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN AREA; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN PLANNING;

EID: 78651591450     PISSN: 17550793     EISSN: 17550807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/udap.2010.163.3.105     Document Type: Article

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