Evaluating low-carbon city initiatives from the DPSIR framework perspective

Habitat International

Volumn 50, Issue , 2015, Pages 289-299

  Zhou, Guanghong ^a   Singh, Jagdeep ^a   Wu, Jiechen ^a   Sinha, Rajib ^a   Laurenti, Rafael ^a   Frostell, Björn ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Content analysis; DPSIR framework; Low carbon city

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; GREENHOUSE GAS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; STAKEHOLDER; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84941634546     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2015.09.001     Document Type: Article

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