Critical connections: The role of the built environment sector in delivering green cities and a green economy

Sustainability (Switzerland)

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 9417-9443

  Newton, Peter ^a   Newman, Peter ^b  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Built environment sector; Eco cities; Green economy; Green innovation; Low carbon economy; Socio technical transition; Sustainable urban development

Indexed keywords

AGENDA 21; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; POLLUTION TAX; SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY; STATE ROLE; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN AREA; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN ECONOMY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84938375824     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20711050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su7079417     Document Type: Article

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