How to Build a Sandcastle: An Analysis of the Genesis and Development of Masdar City

Journal of Urban Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 23-37

  Cugurullo, Federico ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eco City; Green Technology; Masdar City; Sustainability Ideology; Sustainable City; Triple Bottom Line

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; GOVERNMENT; POLITICAL IDEOLOGY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLITICS; IDEOLOGY; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN AREA;

ABU DHABI [UNITED ARAB EMIRATES]; MASDAR; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 84873344874     PISSN: 10630732     EISSN: 14661853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10630732.2012.735105     Document Type: Article

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