Assessing urbanization quality using structure and function analyses: A case study of the urban agglomeration around Hangzhou Bay (UAHB), China

Habitat International

Volumn 49, Issue , 2015, Pages 165-176

  Zhou, De ^a   Xu, Jianchun ^a   Wang, Li ^a   Lin, Zhulu ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG GONGSHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b North Dakota State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Comprehensive index system; Entropy weight method; Structure and function analysis; Urban agglomeration around Hangzhou Bay; Urbanization quality assessment

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; ENTROPY; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBANIZATION;

CHINA; HANGZHOU; ZHEJIANG;

EID: 84936755826     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2015.05.020     Document Type: Article

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