Rating sustainability: Transportation investments in urban corridors as a case study

Journal of Urban Planning and Development

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 177-185

  Oswald, Michelle R ^a   McNeil, Sue ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Ratings; Sustainable development; Transportation corridors

Indexed keywords

BUILDING TYPES; ECO-EFFICIENCY; END-PRODUCTS; GREEN BUILDINGS; LEADERSHIP IN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGNS; RATING SYSTEM; SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION; TRANSPORTATION CORRIDORS; TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENTS; URBAN CORRIDORS; URBAN TRANSPORTATION;

DECISION MAKING; INVESTMENTS; PLANNING; RATING; RESEARCH; SOFTWARE PACKAGES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

TRANSPORTATION;

DECISION MAKING; PLANNING METHOD; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN TRANSPORT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 79251564094     PISSN: 07339488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)UP.1943-5444.0000016     Document Type: Article

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