A need for balanced approach to neighborhood sustainability assessments: A critical review and analysis

Sustainable Cities and Society

Volumn 18, Issue , 2015, Pages 32-43

  Komeily, Ali ^a   Srinivasan, Ravi S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Livable city; Neighborhood sustainability assessment; Pillars of sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937458807     PISSN: 22106707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2015.05.004     Document Type: Article

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