Assessing land-use and transport integration via a spatial composite indexing model

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 803-816

  Dur, F ^a   Yigitcanlar, T ^b  

^a Logan City Council   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Composite index; Indicator; Land use and transport integration; Spatial indexing; Sustainable urban development

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; INDEXING (OF INFORMATION); INDICATORS (INSTRUMENTS); INTEGRATION; LAND USE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN GROWTH;

COMPOSITE INDEX; INTEGRATION PRINCIPLES; LAND USE AND TRANSPORTS; PRACTICAL INSTRUMENTS; SPATIAL INDEXING; SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE; SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN SUSTAINABILITY;

URBAN TRANSPORTATION;

LAND USE CHANGE; LOCAL PLANNING; NUMERICAL MODEL; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN PLANNING; VISUALIZATION;

EID: 84907989432     PISSN: 17351472     EISSN: 17352630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13762-013-0476-9     Document Type: Article

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