A comparative study of Beijing and three global cities: A perspective on urban livability

Frontiers of Earth Science

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 323-329

  Wang, Jiao ^a   Su, Meirong ^a   Chen, Bin ^a   Chen, Shaoqing ^a   Liang, Chen ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Beijing; global city; Greater London; New York City; Tokyo to; urban livable level

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; LIVING STANDARD; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; WORLD CITY;

BEIJING [BEIJING (ADS)]; BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA; ENGLAND; HONSHU; JAPAN; KANTO; LONDON [ENGLAND]; NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; TOKYO [KANTO]; TOKYO [TOKYO (PRF)]; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052259828     PISSN: 20950195     EISSN: 20950209     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11707-011-0182-1     Document Type: Article

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