Evaluating the quality of Tehran's urban environment based on sustainability indicators

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 545-554

  Seifollahi, M ^a   Faryadi, Sh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Indicator; Model; Quality; Urban environment

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; SAFETY; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN AREA;

IRAN; TEHRAN [IRAN];

EID: 79955616362     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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