Indicator-based urban sustainability-A review

Energy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 555-563

  Hiremath, Rahul B ^a   Balachandra, P ^b   Kumar, Bimlesh ^c   Bansode, Sheelratan S ^d   Murali, J ^a  

^a THE ENERGY AND RESOURCES INSTITUTE   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI   (India)

^d SOLAPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Indictors; Policies; Urban sustainability

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; PUBLIC POLICY; URBAN GROWTH; URBAN PLANNING;

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION; INDICTORS; LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY; PLANNING PROCESS; SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS; URBAN AREAS; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN SUSTAINABILITY;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLICY;

EID: 84888824851     PISSN: 09730826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.esd.2013.08.004     Document Type: Review

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