Community of practice approach to developing urban sustainability indicators

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 591-617

  Gonzalez, Ainhoa ^a   Donnelly, Alison ^a   Jones, Mike ^a   Klostermann, Judith ^b   Groot, Annemarie ^b   Breil, Margaretha ^c  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c CENTRO EURO MEDITERRANEO SUI CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Communities of practice; indicators; sustainability; urban planning

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC GROWTH; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN AREA; URBAN PLANNING;

EID: 84855820799     PISSN: 14643332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S1464333211004024     Document Type: Article

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