Smart cities: Implications of urban planning for human resource development

Human Resource Development International

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 623-631

  Thite, Mohan ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Economic geography; Locational branding; Quality of life; Quality of place; Smart creative city; Urban planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907292910     PISSN: 13678868     EISSN: 14698374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13678868.2011.618349     Document Type: Article

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