The paradox of the sustainable city: definitions and examples

Environment, Development and Sustainability

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1267-1285

  Hassan, Abbas M ^a,b   Lee, Hyowon ^a  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Al Azhar University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Compact city; Sustainable city; Transition into sustainability; Ubiquitous eco city; Zero carbon city

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ECONOMIC SYSTEM; LITERATURE REVIEW; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84945437035     PISSN: 1387585X     EISSN: 15732975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10668-014-9604-z     Document Type: Article

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