Functional sustainability indicators

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 66, Issue , 2016, Pages 121-131

  King, Lester O ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cities; Communities; Governance; Performance measurement; Planning

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PLANNING; POPULATION STATISTICS; URBAN GROWTH;

CITIES; DEVELOPMENT PLANNING; FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION; GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES; GOVERNANCE; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS; PERFORMANCE METRICS; SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HEURISTICS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POPULATION GROWTH; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

HOUSTON; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84957088247     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.01.027     Document Type: Article

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