Livability for all? Conceptual limits and practical implications

Applied Geography

Volumn 49, Issue , 2014, Pages 18-23

  Ruth, Matthias ^a,b   Franklin, Rachel S ^c  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Northeastern University   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate adaptation; Life course; Livability; Urban planning

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; HUMAN CAPITAL; PERCEPTION; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN PLANNING;

EID: 84896046233     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2013.09.018     Document Type: Article

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