Assessing Urban Public Safety via Indicator-Based Evaluating Method: A Systemic View of Shanghai

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 89-104

  Yu, Danlin ^a   Fang, Chuanglin ^b   Xue, Dan ^c   Yin, Jingyuan ^c  

^a MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Indicator system; Shanghai; Urban public safety; Urban public safety index

Indexed keywords

CRIME; DISASTER; MEGACITY; SAFETY; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN AREA; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN HOUSING;

CHINA; SHANGHAI;

EID: 84897963891     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-013-0366-z     Document Type: Article

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