An integrated model based on a hierarchical indices system for monitoring and evaluating urban sustainability

Sustainability (Switzerland)

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 524-559

  Shen, Li ^a,b   Kyllo, Jared M ^a   Guo, Xulin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b Sustainable Cities International West Hastings Street   (Canada)

Author keywords

A hierarchical system; An integrated model; Environmental; Geographic information system; QOL; Remote sensing; Socioeconomic; Urban sustainability; Urban sustainability indicator

Indexed keywords

CENSUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GIS; INTEGRATED APPROACH; NUMERICAL MODEL; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN ECONOMY; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POPULATION; URBANIZATION;

EID: 84882969608     PISSN: 20711050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su5020524     Document Type: Review

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