ELITE cities: A low-carbon eco-city evaluation tool for China

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 48, Issue , 2015, Pages 448-456

  Zhou, Nan ^a   He, Gang ^a   Williams, Christopher ^a   Fridley, David ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

China; ELITE cities; Indicator system; Low carbon eco city; Tool

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; CARBON DIOXIDE; ECOLOGY; GREENHOUSE GASES; TOOLS;

CHINA; ELITE CITIES; EVALUATION TOOL; GREENHOUSE GASES EMISSIONS; INDICATOR SYSTEM; LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY; LOW CARBON ECO CITIES; TOOL APPLICATIONS;

CARBON;

BENCHMARKING; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; GREENHOUSE GAS; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

CHINA;

EID: 84907524964     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2014.09.018     Document Type: Article

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