A decision-support system for sustainable urban metabolism in Europe

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Volumn 38, Issue , 2013, Pages 109-119

  González, Ainhoa ^a   Donnelly, Alison ^a   Jones, Mike ^a   Chrysoulakis, Nektarios ^b   Lopes, Myriam ^c  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b INSTITUTE OF COMPUTER SCIENCE   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

European cities; Impact assessment; Sustainable planning; Urban metabolism

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA; BUILDING TYPES; DATA SETS; DECISION MAKERS; DECISION SUPPORTS; ECONOMIC CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; EUROPEAN CITIES; IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORKS; MULTI-CRITERIA APPROACH; PHYSICAL FLOW; POTENTIAL EFFECTS; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; QUANTITATIVE ESTIMATION; SUPPORT SYSTEMS; URBAN AREAS; URBAN STRUCTURE;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MATERIALS HANDLING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; URBAN PLANNING; WATER POLLUTION;

URBAN TRANSPORTATION;

DATA SET; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PERCEPTION; POLICY MAKING; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN PLANNING;

EUROPE;

EID: 84867492365     PISSN: 01959255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2012.06.007     Document Type: Article

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