Canadian experience in low carbon eco-city development and the implications for China

Energy Procedia

Volumn 5, Issue , 2011, Pages 1791-1795

  Li, Yangfan ^a   Lia, Yi ^a   Zhang, Hu ^a   Liu, Yong ^b   Xu, Wenwen ^a   Zhu, Xiaodong ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TIBET UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Canada; Ecological development; Green infrastructure; Livable city; Low carbon; Urban area

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECOLOGY; URBAN PLANNING; WATER POLLUTION;

CANADA; ECOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE; LIVABLE CITY; LOW CARBON; URBAN AREAS;

URBAN GROWTH;

EID: 79961113176     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2011.03.305     Document Type: Conference Paper

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