Sustainable urbanization in China: A comprehensive literature review

Cities

Volumn 55, Issue , 2016, Pages 82-93

  Tan, Yongtao ^a   Xu, Hui ^a,b   Zhang, Xiaoling ^c  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Sustainability; Sustainable development; Sustainable urbanization

Indexed keywords

LITERATURE REVIEW; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN POLICY; URBANIZATION;

CHINA;

EID: 84963977850     PISSN: 02642751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2016.04.002     Document Type: Article

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