Assessing cities: A new system of cross-scale spatial indicators

Building Research and Information

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 592-605

  Bourdic, Loeiz ^a   Salat, Serge ^a   Nowacki, Caroline ^a  

^a CSTB   (France)

Author keywords

built environment efficiency; environmental assessment; spatial indicators; sustainable cities; urban efficiency; urban resilience; urban tools

Indexed keywords

BUILT ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL INDICATORS; SUSTAINABLE CITIES; URBAN RESILIENCE;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84865843912     PISSN: 09613218     EISSN: 14664321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09613218.2012.703488     Document Type: Conference Paper

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