Development of the compact city index and its application to Japanese cities

Urban Studies

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1054-1070

  Lee, Jungchan ^a   Kurisu, Kiyo ^b   An, Kyoungjin ^c   Hanaki, Keisuke ^b  

^a Science and Technology Policy Institute (STEPI)   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

CCI; city; community; compact city; compact city index; Japan; middle sized; monocentric; public transport; railway; station; urban form

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; INDEX METHOD; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

JAPAN;

EID: 84924859898     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098014536786     Document Type: Article

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