Analysis of temporal–spatial changes of urban integrative carrying capacity to assess urban sustainability in the yangtze river delta area in China

International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 207-220

  Gao, Qun ^a   Wang, Dan ^a   Sheng, Shasha ^a  

^a NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND LIMNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Spatial change; Support pressure regulation model; Sustainability; Temporal change; Urban integrative carrying capacity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84964658245     PISSN: 19463138     EISSN: 19463146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19463138.2011.609559     Document Type: Article

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