Conceptualizing urban transformative capacity: A framework for research and policy

Cities

Volumn 51, Issue , 2016, Pages 121-130

  Wolfram, Marc ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Agency; Scale; Sustainability transition; Transformative capacity; Urban governance; Urban policy

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN GROWTH; URBAN POLICY;

EID: 84958907510     PISSN: 02642751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2015.11.011     Document Type: Article

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