Limits to decoupling strategies for sustainable housing development: The Hangzhou experience

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1004-1021

  Xue, Jin ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

decoupling; economic growth; growth containment; sustainable housing development; urban planning

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; HOUSING MANAGEMENT; METROPOLITAN AREA; POLICY STRATEGY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN PLANNING;

CHINA; HANGZHOU; ZHEJIANG;

EID: 84866843110     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.635191     Document Type: Article

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