Enhancing quality of life through strategic urban planning

Sustainable Cities and Society

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 77-86

  Khalil, Heba Allah Essam E ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Quality of life; Stakeholders' priorities; Strategic urban planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870795084     PISSN: 22106707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2012.06.002     Document Type: Conference Paper

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