The negative effects of construction boom on urban planning and environment in Turkey: Unraveling the role of the public sector

Habitat International

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 26-35

  Balaban, Osman ^a  

^a UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Construction boom; Deregulation; Environmental stress; Public sector; Sustainable construction; Urban planning

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION; DEREGULATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; PUBLIC SECTOR; STATE ROLE; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN PLANNING;

TURKEY;

EID: 80053453113     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2011.05.003     Document Type: Article

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