Application of a hierarchical model for city competitiveness in cities of India

Cities

Volumn 31, Issue , 2013, Pages 114-122

  Singhal, Shaleen ^a   McGreal, Stanley ^b   Berry, Jim ^b  

^a THE ENERGY AND RESOURCES INSTITUTE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competitiveness; India; Property; Regeneration

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; COMPETITIVENESS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; MODELING; STRATEGIC APPROACH; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN ECONOMY;

INDIA;

EID: 84875223099     PISSN: 02642751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2012.05.012     Document Type: Article

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