A Tale of Two Eco-Cities: Experimentation under Hierarchy in Shanghai and Tianjin

Urban Policy and Research

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 247-263

  Miao, Bo ^a   Lang, Graeme ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; eco city; environment; experimentation under hierarchy; governance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930537361     PISSN: 08111146     EISSN: 14767244     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08111146.2014.967390     Document Type: Article

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