Neighbourhood density and social sustainability in cities of developing countries

Sustainable Development

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 189-205

  Dave, Seema ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compact city; Density; Developing countries; Mumbai Metropolitan Region; Neighbourhood; Social sustainability; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC GROWTH; METROPOLITAN AREA; NEIGHBORHOOD; POPULATION DENSITY; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN GROWTH; URBAN POPULATION;

INDIA; MAHARASHTRA; MUMBAI;

EID: 79957576145     PISSN: 09680802     EISSN: 10991719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sd.433     Document Type: Article

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