Assessing regional sustainability using a model of coordinated development index: A case study of mainland China

Sustainability (Switzerland)

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 9282-9304

  Yang, Qing ^a   Ding, Yang ^a   de Vries, Bauke ^b   Han, Qi ^b   Ma, Huimin ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

China; Coordinated development index; Coordination degree; Development characteristics; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

HOLISTIC APPROACH; NUMERICAL MODEL; PANEL DATA; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CHINA;

EID: 84921044683     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20711050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su6129282     Document Type: Article

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