The urban sustainable development in European Union through ranking: A tool for governance or a report of territorial disparities?

International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 64-86

  Cornier, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

Author keywords

Classifications; Comparative methods; European Union; Geography; Governance; Indicators; Institutions; Local policies; Planning; Sustainable development; Urban policies; Urban sustainability

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INDICATORS (INSTRUMENTS); PLANNING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; URBAN GROWTH;

COMPARATIVE METHODS; EUROPEAN UNION; GEOGRAPHY; GOVERNANCE; LOCAL POLICIES; URBAN POLICY; URBAN SUSTAINABILITY;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84866710279     PISSN: 14746778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJESD.2012.049143     Document Type: Article

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