Getting depleted resource-based cities back on their feet again – the example of Yichun in China

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 134, Issue , 2016, Pages 42-50

  Yu, Chang ^a   de Jong, Martin ^b,c   Cheng, Baodong ^a  

^a BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Eco efficiency; Forestry city; Resource based city; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECONOMICS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; NATURAL RESOURCES; PLANNING; POLLUTION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN GROWTH;

CHINA; ECO-EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; INDUSTRIAL TRANSFORMATIONS; POLICY IMPLEMENTATIONS; RESOURCE-BASED CITY; SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION;

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

EID: 84951807967     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.09.101     Document Type: Article

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