Bigger Is Not Always Better: A Comparative Analysis of Cities and their Air Pollution Impact

Urban Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 3121-3138

  Sarzynski, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA SET; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENERGY MARKET; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; POLICY MAKING; POPULATION GROWTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; URBAN POLLUTION;

EID: 84866163246     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098011432557     Document Type: Article

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