Moving towards urban sustainability in Kenya: A framework for integration of environmental, economic, social and governance dimensions

Sustainability Science

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 205-215

  Mutisya, Emmanuel ^a   Yarime, Masaru ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Development; Framework; Governance; Sustainability; Urban

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897582472     PISSN: 18624065     EISSN: 18624057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11625-013-0223-7     Document Type: Review

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