Critical New Bio-Socio-Technological Challenges in Urban Sustainability

Journal of Urban Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 3-23

  Bugliarello, George ^a  

^a POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; MEGACITY; POVERTY; SUSTAINABILITY; URBANIZATION;

EID: 84859054287     PISSN: 10630732     EISSN: 14661853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10630732.2011.615561     Document Type: Article

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