Effects of compact Urban development on air pollution: Empirical evidence from Korea

Sustainability (Switzerland)

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 5968-5982

  Cho, Hee Sun ^a   Choi, Mack Joong ^b  

^a Green Technology Center Korea   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Compact urban development; Dispersion; Green open spaces; Net urban density

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; EMISSION INVENTORY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GREENSPACE; PANEL DATA; POLLUTANT; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

KOREA;

EID: 84907087752     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20711050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su6095968     Document Type: Article

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