A review on eco-city evaluation methods and highlights for integration

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 60, Issue , 2016, Pages 1184-1191

  Dong, Huijuan ^a   Fujita, Tsuyoshi ^a   Geng, Yong ^b   Dong, Liang ^a   Ohnishi, Satoshi ^a   Sun, Lu ^a   Dou, Yi ^a   Fujii, Minoru ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Eco city; Evaluation methods; Integration; Review; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CLIMATE CHANGE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FACINGS; INTEGRATION; LIFE CYCLE; PLANNING; REVIEWS; URBAN GROWTH; URBAN PLANNING;

ECO CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EMISSIONS; EVALUATION METHODS; INPUT OUTPUT ANALYSIS; RAPID URBAN DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GUIDELINE; HOLISTIC APPROACH; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LITERATURE REVIEW; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; VALUATION;

ASIA;

EID: 84942755182     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.08.044     Document Type: Review

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