The ecodesign and planning of sustainable neighbourhoods: The Vallbona case study (Barcelona)

Informes de la Construccion

Volumn 63, Issue EXTRA, 2011, Pages 115-124

  Farreny, R ^a,b   Oliver Sola J ^a,b   Montlleo M ^c   Escriba E ^c   Gabarrell, X ^a,b   Rieradevall, J ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c Barcelona Regional SA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cities; Ecodesign; Neighbourhood; Urban sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904108905     PISSN: 00200883     EISSN: 19883234     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/ic.11.069     Document Type: Article

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