Can low carbon city experiments transform the development regime?

Futures

Volumn 77, Issue , 2016, Pages 80-96

  Williams, Joanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Broadening; Eco cities; Low carbon; Scalar dynamics; Scaling up; Transformation; Transition; Urban experiments

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MARKET TRANSITION; PLANNING METHOD; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN AREA; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

EUROPE;

EID: 84960387689     PISSN: 00163287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.futures.2016.02.003     Document Type: Article

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