Re-thinking sustainability indicators: Local perspectives of urban sustainability

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 695-719

  Turcu, Catalina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

indicators; measurement; sustainability; sustainable communities; urban sustainability

Indexed keywords

MEASUREMENT METHOD; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN AREA;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84878611167     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.698984     Document Type: Article

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