Geoengineering cities to stabilise climate

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Engineering Sustainability

Volumn 166, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 242-248

  Fink, Jonathan H ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy conservation; Public policy; Town and city planning

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GLOBAL WARMING; PLANNING;

BEHAVIOR COORDINATION; BOTTOM UP; DELETERIOUS EFFECTS; ENERGY-CONSUMPTION; GEOENGINEERING; PER CAPITA; PLANETARY SCALE; REGIONAL SCALE; TOWN AND CITY PLANNING; URBAN AREAS;

URBAN PLANNING;

EID: 84897886385     PISSN: 14784629     EISSN: 17517680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/ensu.13.00002     Document Type: Article

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