Environmental and resource sustainability of Chinese cities: A review of issues, policies, practices and effects

Natural Resources Forum

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 112-121

  Wang, Rui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese city; Effect; Issue; Policy; Practice; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GREENHOUSE GAS; LAND USE PLANNING; POLICY ANALYSIS; POLICY APPROACH; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; RESOURCE SCARCITY; SOLID WASTE; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN PLANNING; URBANIZATION;

CHINA;

EID: 79956223917     PISSN: 01650203     EISSN: 14778947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-8947.2011.01378.x     Document Type: Article

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