Towards the 'ubiquitous eco-city': An analysis of the internationalisation of eco-city policy and practice

Urban Research and Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 54-74

  Joss, Simon ^a   Cowley, Robert ^a   Tomozeiu, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

eco cities; green city; low carbon city; smart city; urban sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874190783     PISSN: 17535069     EISSN: 17535077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17535069.2012.762216     Document Type: Article

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