Is eco-village/urban village the future of a degrowth society? An urban planner's perspective

Ecological Economics

Volumn 105, Issue , 2014, Pages 130-138

  Xue, Jin ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Degrowth; Eco village urban village; Multi scalar strategies; Relocalization; Urban planning

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; SPATIAL PLANNING; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN AREA; URBAN GROWTH; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLICY; VILLAGE;

EID: 84902986134     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2014.06.003     Document Type: Article

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