Transformation toward an eco-city: Lessons from three Asian cities

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 123, Issue , 2016, Pages 77-87

  Hu, Mei Chih ^a   Wadin, Jessica Lagerstedt ^b   Lo, Hsien Chen ^a   Huang, Jian Yuan ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Asia; China; Eco city transformation; Korea; Sustainable development; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN GROWTH;

ASIA; CHINA; ECO CITIES; KOREA; TAIWAN;

ECOLOGY;

EID: 84948807968     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.09.033     Document Type: Article

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