Developing micro-level urban ecosystem indicators for sustainability assessment

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Volumn 54, Issue , 2015, Pages 119-124

  Dizdaroglu, Didem ^a  

^a BILKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Micro level; Spatial analysis; Sustainability assessment; Urban ecosystem indicators

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; REFUSE DISPOSAL;

MICRO LEVEL; MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT; SOCIO-ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENTS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE; THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS; URBAN ECOSYSTEM;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN ECOSYSTEM;

EID: 84934940593     PISSN: 01959255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2015.06.004     Document Type: Article

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