Liveable and Sustainable? Socio-Technical Challenges for Twenty-First-Century Cities

Journal of Urban Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 81-102

  Newton, Peter W ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

liveability; socio technical systems; Sustainability; urban technology innovation; urban transition

Indexed keywords

INNOVATION; METROPOLITAN AREA; SUSTAINABILITY; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84861624576     PISSN: 10630732     EISSN: 14661853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10630732.2012.626703     Document Type: Article

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