Do green neighbourhood ratings cover sustainability?

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 48, Issue , 2015, Pages 660-672

  Reith, András ^a   Orova, Melinda ^a  

^a ABUD Engineering Ltd   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Crossevaluation; DGNB; Green rating; Neighbourhood sustainability assessment; Urban sustainability; Urban sustainability indicator

Indexed keywords

CROSSEVALUATION; DGNB; NEIGHBOURHOOD; SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT; URBAN SUSTAINABILITY;

NEIGHBORHOOD; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN ECONOMY; URBAN PLANNING;

EID: 84907766284     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2014.09.005     Document Type: Article

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