The density dilemma. A proposal for introducing smart growth principles in a sprawling settlement within Catania Metropolitan Area

Cities

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 527-535

  Greca, Paolo La ^a   Barbarossa, Luca ^a   Ignaccolo, Matteo ^a   Inturri, Giuseppe ^a   Martinico, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Car dependence reduction; Climate change mitigation and adaptation; Low density settlement

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSION CONTROL; GREENHOUSE GAS; METROPOLITAN AREA; SETTLEMENT PATTERN; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN GROWTH; URBAN PLANNING;

CATANIA [CATANIA (PRV)]; CATANIA [SICILY]; ITALY; SICILY;

EID: 80053305383     PISSN: 02642751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2011.06.009     Document Type: Article

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