Scenario Planning for Sustainability in Stockholm, Sweden: Environmental Justice Considerations

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1048-1067

  Gunnarsson Östling, Ulrika ^a   Höjer, Mattias ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Environmental justice; Futures studies; Regional planning; Scenarios; Stockholm; Sustainable development; Sweden

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; FUTURE PROSPECT; PLANNING PROCESS; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

STOCKHOLM [STOCKHOLM (CNT)]; STOCKHOLM [SWEDEN]; SWEDEN;

EID: 80051934220     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2010.01002.x     Document Type: Article

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