Sustainability, health and environmental metrics: Impact on ranking and associations with socioeconomic measures for 50 U.S. cities

Sustainability (Switzerland)

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 789-804

  Gallagher, Jane E ^a   Hubal, Elaine Cohen ^b   Jackson, Laura ^a   Inmon, Jefferson ^a   Hudgens, Edward ^a   Williams, Ann H ^a   Lobdell, Danelle ^a   Rogers, John ^c   Wade, Timothy ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c WESTAT   (United States)

Author keywords

Cities; Environment; Health; Indices; Integration; Socioeconomic; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; HEALTH SERVICES; LAND USE PLANNING; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84882670175     PISSN: 20711050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su5020789     Document Type: Article

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