Research on the coupling coordination relationship between urbanization and the air environment: A case study of the area of Wuhan

Atmosphere

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1539-1558

  Ding, Lei ^a   Zhao, Weituo ^a   Huang, Yalin ^a   Cheng, Shenggao ^a   Liu, Chao ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Air environment; Coupling coordination degree model; PSR model; Urbanization; Wuhan

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

AIR ENVIRONMENT; COORDINATION DEGREE; PSR MODELS; URBANIZATION; WUHAN;

URBAN GROWTH;

EID: 84965129445     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/atmos6101539     Document Type: Article

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